The Autumn Years

[303 words] Time passes so quickly. This afternoon, I stood and looked out the back door, watching the yellow leaves from the elm tree float to the ground. The persimmon tree is full of its orange fruit and the possums will begin their nightly feast of the bitter plums. It is Fall once again. There are only three months left in the year—a year that has passed by much swifter than all the previous ones. Now in my 60’s, they tell me I’m entering into the autumn years of life. I must admit that I do a lot more reflecting on things than I used to, especially when it comes to matters of a spiritual nature. The Bible has a lot to say about “time,” and it’s a worthy subject for brief consideration: • Time was created in the beginning by God (Genesis 1:5). • God does not keep time…