HANDLE WITH CARE

We live in a society that’s full of warning labels. From small print on headache pills, to “use by” dates on cans of beans, to danger signs on heavy machinery—warning labels make us aware of dangers. Recently I got a box with a gift inside. The sender had attached a big red sticker to the
package that said, “Fragile: handle with care”. When I think about life and its fragility, I wonder if we shouldn’t all wear one of those red stickers.

It’s not a good idea to cruise through life thinking that we are invincible and that everything is going to be just fine—only to find out later that we are far more fragile than we thought. It only takes a call from the doctor telling us that we have a serious illness, or the swerve of a careless driver in front of us to remind us that life is very uncertain. There are no guarantees! None of us can be certain of another breath. So the psalmist has an important piece of advice . . . a warning label of sorts: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (PSALM 90:12).
Let’s choose to live as though this were our last moment on earth by loving more deeply, forgiving more readily, giving more generously and speaking more kindly.

That’s how to handle life with care.

To pray about . . .

Father, please help me to use my time well. I want to please You and show love to everyone I meet. I don’t know what’s going to happen today, but You do. Thank You for being with
me through everything.

YESTERDAY IS GONE; TOMORROW IS UNCERTAIN; TODAY IS HERE. USE IT WELL.

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