Vows Fulfilled

 January 3, 2017

Christmas – Season of Promise

He is old, yet spry. She moves slowly, but gracefully. Their minds are sharp. Their reason for living has kept them active longer than their contemporaries.

Promises pledged in youth and tended to these many years give meaning to their lives. Their promises to each other, spoken so many decades ago, continue to unite their hearts. Daily, through heartache and joy, through worry and success, their promises have unfolded, bearing fruit in children and grandchildren–and in them. Their faithfulness to each other mirrors God’s faithfulness to us.

“Now, Master, you can dismiss your servant in peace; you have fulfilled your word.”   Luke 2:29

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