Life is precious and none of us can control the longevity of our lives.  Yes, we can make healthy life-style choices that can enhance the possibility of extended years.  But there are no guarantees that just because we eat healthy foods, exercise, maintain your weight, blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol and reduce stress we will live to a wonderful old age.  Life is fragile and something could happen to any one of us tomorrow. 

For me, the question is: what do we do with the time we have?

Yesterday we were listening to an old playlist that included the song, Seasons of Love, from the Broadway musical, Rent.  I suspect you may know it.  If you would like to, you can hear it by clicking this link.   And if you’d like the lyrics, click here.  Having seen the show on Broadway a number of years ago, it brought back wonderful memories and also prompted some reflecting on the importance of time.

This year has been one of the strangest of our lives.  So many things have not seemed normal - including the gift of time.  At times it seems to have stood still and at others it seems to have flown by quickly.  Whether that has been true for you or not, the song helps us remember that there a 525,600 minutes in the year and then asks the question, “how do you measure, measure a year?”

What do we do with the time gifted to us?  That is what the journey is all about.  And the gospel and the song give us a general guide line that has to be lived out in our own unique circumstances – and that of course, is love.  What are the seasons of love in our lives?  How do we love God, our neighbors and ourselves?  The joy and challenge is that we each have to discover that for ourselves and it will certainly mean different things for each of us.

Even though we cannot be together right now, our appreciation and love for one another can grow.  And whatever season of life you are in, I hope and pray it is a season of love! 

God loves you!

Rev. Dr. David D. Young
Senior Minister