My title is from an old saying but it certainly rings true. Studies have shown that seniors who engage in activities that work their minds, like playing solitaire and other strategy games can improve their mental alertness. The same goes for our bodies. I hope that by living in a house that requires me to go up and down stairs frequently, I will retain my ability to climb stairs. Many of my church members cannot get up if they have a fall. I regularly sit on the floor and get up without holding onto anything. It may not be a pretty sight but I make it with relative ease. Use it or lose it! What about our relationship with God? I believe we must stay in touch with God or slowly our spirituality will be supplanted by worldly preoccupations. Someone once used the illustration of a flashlight. If you put it away in a drawer the batteries will eventually corrode then when the lights go out, it won’t be there to guide you. I hope you regularly give your mind and your body a regular workout but even more I hope you work on staying in relationship with your divine creator.
Gracious and Holy God, I pray that you will keep us healthy in mind, body and spirit. That you will put a hedge of protection around us and that you will help us resist temptations that would lead us beyond your will for our lives. We ask in Jesus name. Amen.
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