Recently, my wife was alone with my 86-year-old mom watching Murder She Wrote. Normally, my mom would watch along occasionally asking questions. Unfortunately, as of late, she’s forgetting more and more things. So, a typical 47 min episode turns into a two-hour movie. Since my wife was alone at the time, she received the bombardment of questions.
Where are they? Who is he? Who’s she? Where are they going? What just happened? When did that happen? (It happened right before your eyes)! I never saw anyone enter the room! Where are they????
It’s sad, but funny. When I asked my wife how it went, she cried, “MURDER!” At least now she knows how Jessica Fletcher must have felt! Scripture tells us,
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21). With just our words we can either murder someone, or give life to others. We can put down or build up. Let’s watch our words:
“I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:36, 37 ESV).
As for Mom, sadly, we’re all headed in her direction. We now know every movie watched with her, will be the extended version. Thank God for closed-caption and remotes!
God Bless!
Sam
Finding Laughter In Difficult Times
My life experiences in the good times and in very difficult times will hopefully inspire, encourage, and motivate others to take time to laugh, reflect, and seek God when difficulties in life arise.