At Doug’s funeral, yesterday, we heard a lot about golf, which was Doug’s favorite pastime. Doug’s sons praised him for the amount of time he was willing to spend with them, but a lot was said about the time he spent playing golf. Death puts things in perspective, so I wondered what the total of Doug’s golf scores amounted to now. The same thing can be said about almost every human activity.
The phrase at the conclusion of the Lord’s prayer, “for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever,” reminds me that temporal success is like building sand castles on the beach. Real progress lies elsewhere.
I am grateful for some perspective.