Old People

Old people are slow.

Old people are grouchy.

Old people talk too much.

Old people are our past - our history.

Old people are often an untapped goldmine of treasure.

Have you ever sat and talked with an old person? Have you ever listened to what they have to say? I don't mean with half an ear on the television, or giving an occasional "uh huh."

I mean, have you ever really listened to what they have to say? Have you heard their stories - their history?

I guarantee you, that if you will take the time to listen - really listen - with a genuine desire to hear, you will find such a rich resource of treasured gems behind the graying hair, well-earned wrinkles, and the dimming eyes.

God has given you an endless, unbelievable resource of knowledge and stories. Stories of adventure, romance, humor, courage. Stories of our history, ancestors, and culture.

Old people have a lot to give, if only you are willing and able to accept the gift.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father . . The elder women as mothers;

1 Timothy 5:1, 2