A Long Life Is A Blessing
World's oldest person dies at 115.
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper of Netherlands died in her sleep on Tuesday, August 29, 2005. She said "It's been nice, but the man upstairs says it's time to go."
A long life is a blessing. It reminds me of the promise of the Lord in the fourth commandment: "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you".
The Apostle teaches: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor your father and mother,' (This is the first commandment with a promise.) 'that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth).
Observing the fourth commandment brings its reward: "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you". Respecting this commandment provides, along with spiritual fruits, temporal fruits of peace and prosperity. Conversely, failure to observe it brings great harm to communities and to individuals. (Catechism of the Catholic Church).
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper of Netherlands died in her sleep on Tuesday, August 29, 2005. She said "It's been nice, but the man upstairs says it's time to go."
A long life is a blessing. It reminds me of the promise of the Lord in the fourth commandment: "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you".
The Apostle teaches: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor your father and mother,' (This is the first commandment with a promise.) 'that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth).
Observing the fourth commandment brings its reward: "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you". Respecting this commandment provides, along with spiritual fruits, temporal fruits of peace and prosperity. Conversely, failure to observe it brings great harm to communities and to individuals. (Catechism of the Catholic Church).
2 Comments:
Real food for thought, there.
Somehow I've always remembered this promise in the back of my mind.
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