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Number Your Days: Growing in Wisdom through Respect of Time
In our ministry to and with educators, we walk together through different seasons. Lately, it's been more difficult, with many experiencing the death of loved ones. It shouldn't be surprising, and yet it is.
Grief is hard, but unavoidable. It starts with the loss, but then begins remaking life.
Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign
of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and
spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love.
The only cure for grief is to grieve.
— Earl A. Grollman
During these times of mourning, we regain vital perspective and come face-to-face with our own mortality. Human limitations can easily get lost in the hectic pace and unending responsibilities, but we can't deny reality at a funeral.
It's a shocking return to reality.
In times like these, we’re forced to be starkly aware of our own certain deadline.
A grave marker usually indicates the date of birth along with the date of death.
In between those dates is a very important dash. That deceptively summative mark cannot begin to communicate all that happened in the intervening years.
The lessons learned, the lives impacted, the adventures had, the pain endured. We dash about in frenetic fervor, frequently forgetting the favor of faithfulness. Life is indeed brief, but within those days we are granted some amazing moments and great adventures.
Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
— Psalm 90:12
We share in their grief and choose to use these reminders to regain our focus because what we see largely depends on what we look for. Wisdom is revealed!
Unresolved conflict is poison, so we make time to humbly reconnect and heal.
Unspoken words of appreciation and encouragement have no value afterward, so we practice sharing affirmation and gratitude intentionally and frequently.
We are brokenhearted, but not broken.
We embrace the moment and love on, recognizing the blessing of the time given today.
Remember to number your days this week, my friend, because perspective grows when acknowledging time is limited.
A coaching question to ask yourself at the end of each day:
Did I do my best to number my days today?
