A great thing about retirement is being able to do (or at least try) things one normally wouldn't do during one's career. Recently I've begun rehearsing solos for Handel's "Messiah" for our Christmas performance in Arizona. I've always wanted to sing "Comfort Ye" and "Every Valley" in concert. Maybe this will be the year.
When one gets older, it takes more time to get ready for some things, and you aren't guaranteed of their success. But if you want something badly enough, you will do the work to try and get it done.
General Dwight Eisenhower is known for his strong leadership, both as Supreme Allied Commander in World War Two, and as President of the United States. When Ike was in Europe he experienced danger and difficulty while navigating the poor roads there. So as president he commissioned a network of roads in America that became our present Interstate Highway System. Mountains were tunneled through and valleys often filled in or traversed by massive bridges so the people can safely travel.
In ancient times, conquering kings gained access to new territories by building highways for their troops. Isaiah had this imagery in mind when he wrote, "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God... Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain." (Isaiah 40 KJV) John the Baptist fulfilled this prophesy, calling people to repentance so that they would prepare their hearts for the arrival of King Jesus.
What preparation needs to be done to allow Jesus access to your heart? Are there rough places of bitterness in your life that need the bulldozer of forgiveness? Are there valleys of complaint that need a bridge of contentment? Are there deserts of lovelessness that need the pure water of God's love? No matter what our age, we all need regular spiritual engineering. Jesus' trip to the cross filled in the gaps to bring us to God. Trusting Him is best for any age.
I'm also hoping to learn to fly an airplane (radio controlled).
We're never too old to dream!
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