I am undertaking this bit of writing to encourage you in the later stages of your life. As I grow old along with you, I look forward to what lies ahead. It will be an exciting adventure (if I want it to be), and it will have purpose (if I allow God to have his way in my life). God has provided the raw materials—the earth on which we live and the natural laws that govern it; the rules of play (his eternal standards); and human volition (freedom to live and choose and become). Even so, we have a large
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