I went to be with a friend this morning who was having surgery. He is a friend of many years. He has spent hundreds of hours sitting with others in a waiting room. He has spent thousands of hours sitting with his dear wife, as a stroke has made her bedfast and hardly able to talk. This morning one of his two sons, and myself, were the only persons present. The other son was here over the week-end. He lives in Oklahoma. There was an earlier time when the waiting area would have been crowded with church family and others. I thought of some of those folks, and realized they can no longer go as easily as they once could. Aging has taken it's toll. I was grateful God still allowed me to be able to sit and pray with a friend.
Aging is an inevitable event, if one lives long enough. It brings concerns never dealt with in earlier times. To some it brings deep and crushing loneliness as a mate or friend is no longer there. The Bible offers it's comforting words." Let not your hearts be troubled." "My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in Glory". "I will fear no evil for Thou art with me. Thy rod and staff they comfort me".......and many more. We can also be a part of breaking the loneliness cycle. A phone call, or card, or visit may not seem like much, but they can have amazing effect to a lonely heart.