January 4, 2020 – Osasu Oviawe

Everybody that starts a journey, wants to see its end.

On the journey of life, we all desire that end in old age. Children, youths, adults, most humans desire that end in old age.

Why then do so many young people scorn old age?

Is it that the examples of old age around them do not look like the end they desire?

Is it that the young are designing or choosing an alternate end?

Or is it just naivety?

Whatever the case, as individuals we must take care of ourselves better, to have an enviable old age.

The end of our lives should be more beautiful than the beginning, otherwise, what was the point of the journey?

Take care of your spirituality, health and finances. Do it now. Old age is actually the sweetest time of life, but a lot of that sweetness is determined by what is put in and what is removed from an early age.

– Osasu Oviawe

1 John 3:7-10
Little children, let no one deceive you. He who does right is righteous, as he is righteous. He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God commits sin; for God’s nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God.
By this it may be seen who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother.

Homily:

Sin is a choice to serve the flesh.
Righteousness is a choice to serve the spirit.

The flesh is a life-wasting asset.
The spirit is a life-giving asset.

The flesh flourishes with discipline.
The spirit flourishes with love.

When spirit and flesh are one in the soul, we are whole.

When discipline and love lead our will, we are still.

Children of God, be still.