Sunday, May 16, 2021

Reflection - Number Our Days - My Staff

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 4, "My Staff", Page 27.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


I'm growing fonder of my staff
PHOTO: I'm growing fonder of my staff;
I'm growing dimmer in the eyes;
I'm growing fainter in my laugh;
I'm growing deeper in my sighs;
I'm growing careless of my dress;
I'm growing frugal of my gold;
I'm growing wise; I'm growing - yes -
I'm growing old.
- John Godfrey Saxe

There's an antique rack in the entrance to our home in which we keep the canes and walking sticks of several generations of our family. My favourite is a slender staff with a gold-plated knob, engraved with the initials "DHR." It belonged to Carolyn's great-grandfather, whose name was Daniel Henry Rankin. Curiously, my initials are the same.

My study houses another stick collection: my father's peeled, apple-wood walking stick and an ancient, gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted), blackthorn shillelagh (blackthorn wooden walking stick) among others.

Outside in a barrel in our garage there's an assortment of cross-country ski poles, wading wands, and trekking sticks I've gathered over the years. One of these days, I'll probably trade them all in for handrails and a walker.

I think of old Jacob, worshiping and "leaning on his staff." (Hebrews 11:21) Like Jacob, I too am crippled, broken-down, and ruined. I'll always need something or someone to lean on.

These days, when I set out on an enterprise that seems daunting (intimidating) for me at my age, I take this staff along with me: "The Lord will go before [me]." (Isaiah 52:12)

When I see my friends struggling with sin and guilt, I hold up this rod: May they "have power . . . to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge." (Ephesians 3:18-19)

When there seems to be no time for reflection and quiet waiting and I think I must act now, I remember this stay: "Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)

When I note that my legs and heart have grown weaker and I can no longer wade swift streams, climb steep trails, and surmount other difficulties, I strengthen my inner person with this thought: God will not cast me away when I am old; He will not forsake me when my strength now is in "quietness and confidence." (Isaiah 32:17)

When I think of death and its certainty, I remember God's faithfulness throughout my years: He has supported me with His right hand; He has guided me with His counsel; and "afterward [he] will take me into glory." (Psalm 73:24)

These truths and others are "the very staff of my age, my very prop."

Old Jacob, weary and worn-out - once strong, but now humbled and utterly dependent on God - worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. Like Jacob, I'm growing old and fond of my staff. I aim to keep it close at hand.

Lord
With a crooked stick for a cane
I'm limping home.
Mocked and maligned
Stooped and stupid
Soiled and shabby
I limp toward You.
- Ruth Harms Calkin

An afterthought . . .

I re-read John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress the other day and came across this passage: "After this, Mr. Ready-to-halt called for his fellow-pilgrims, and told them, saying, I am sent for, and God shall surely visit you also. So he desired Mr. Valiant to make his will. And because he had nothing to bequeath (leave) to them that should survive him but his crutches, and his good wishes, therefore thus he said: These crutches I bequeath to my son that shall tread in my steps, with a hundred warm wishes that he may prove better than I have been."

My staff and crutches I bequeath to our three sons.
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I'm growing fonder of my staff;
I'm growing dimmer in the eyes;
I'm growing fainter in my laugh;
I'm growing deeper in my sighs;
I'm growing careless of my dress;
I'm growing frugal of my gold;
I'm growing wise; I'm growing - yes -
I'm growing old.
- John Godfrey Saxe
 

 I'm growing fonder of my staff; I'm growing dimmer in the eyesPHOTO: I'm growing fonder of my staff; I'm growing dimmer in the eyes; . . . I'm growing - yes - I'm growing old.
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There's an antique rack in the entrance to our home in which we keep the canes and walking sticks of several generations of our family. My favourite is a slender staff with a gold-plated knob, engraved with the initials "DHR." It belonged to Carolyn's great-grandfather, whose name was Daniel Henry Rankin. Curiously, my initials are the same.


There's an antique rack in the entrance to our home in which we keep the canes and walking sticks of several generations of our family.
PHOTO: There's an antique rack in the entrance to our home in which we keep the canes and walking sticks of several generations of our family. My favourite is a slender staff with a gold-plated knob, engraved with the initials "DHR."
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My study houses another stick collection: my father's peeled, apple-wood walking stick and an ancient, gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted), blackthorn shillelagh (blackthorn wooden walking stick) among others.


My study houses another stick collection: my father's peeled, apple-wood walking stick and an ancient, gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted), blackthorn shillelagh (blackthorn wooden walking stick) among others.
PHOTO: My study houses another stick collection: my father's peeled, apple-wood walking stick and an ancient, gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted), blackthorn shillelagh (blackthorn wooden walking stick) among others. 
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Outside in a barrel in our garage there's an assortment of cross-country ski poles, wading wands, and trekking sticks I've gathered over the years. One of these days, I'll probably trade them all in for handrails and a walker.


Outside in a barrel in our garage there's an assortment of cross-country ski poles, wading wands, and trekking sticks I've gathered over the years.
PHOTO: Outside in a barrel in our garage there's an assortment of cross-country ski poles, wading wands, and trekking sticks I've gathered over the years. One of these days, I'll probably trade them all in for handrails and a walker.
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I think of old Jacob, worshiping and "leaning on his staff." (Hebrews 11:21) [23] Like Jacob, I too am crippled, broken-down, and ruined. I'll always need something or someone to lean on.


I think of old Jacob, worshiping and 'leaning on his staff.'
PHOTO: I think of old Jacob, worshiping and "leaning on his staff." (Hebrews 11:21) Like Jacob, I too am crippled, broken-down, and ruined. I'll always need something or someone to lean on.
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These days, when I set out on an enterprise that seems daunting (intimidating) for me at my age, I take this staff along with me: "The Lord will go before [me]." (Isaiah 52:12) [24]


These days, when I set out on an enterprise that seems daunting (intimidating) for me at my age, I take this staff along with me
PHOTO: These days, when I set out on an enterprise that seems daunting (intimidating) for me at my age, I take this staff along with me: "The Lord will go before [me]." (Isaiah 52:12) 
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When I see my friends struggling with sin and guilt, I hold up this rod: May they "have power . . . to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge." (Ephesians 3:18-19) [25]


When I see my friends struggling with sin and guilt, I hold up this rod
PHOTO: When I see my friends struggling with sin and guilt, I hold up this rod: May they "have power . . . to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge." (Ephesians 3:18-19) 
PHOTO: When there seems to be no time for reflection and quiet waiting and I think I must act now, I remember this stay: "Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10) [26] 
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When I note that my legs and heart have grown weaker and I can no longer wade swift streams, climb steep trails, and surmount other difficulties, I strengthen my inner person with this thought: God will not cast me away when I am old; He will not forsake me when my strength now is in "quietness and confidence." (Isaiah 32:17) [27]


When I note that my legs and heart have grown weaker and I can no longer wade swift streams, climb steep trails, and surmount other difficulties, I strengthen my inner person with this thought
PHOTO: When I note that my legs and heart have grown weaker and I can no longer wade swift streams, climb steep trails, and surmount other difficulties, I strengthen my inner person with this thought: God will not cast me away when I am old; He will not forsake me when my strength now is in "quietness and confidence." (Isaiah 32:17)
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When I think of death and its certainty, I remember God's faithfulness throughout my years: He has supported me with His right hand; He has guided me with His counsel; and "afterward [he] will take me into glory." (Psalm 73:24) [28]

These truths and others are "the very staff of my age, my very prop." [29]

Old Jacob, weary and worn-out - once strong, but now humbled and utterly dependent on God - worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. Like Jacob, I'm growing old and fond of my staff. I aim to keep it close at hand.


Old Jacob, weary and worn-out - once strong, but now humbled and utterly dependent on God - worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
PHOTO: Old Jacob, weary and worn-out - once strong, but now humbled and utterly dependent on God - worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. Like Jacob, I'm growing old and fond of my staff. I aim to keep it close at hand.
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Lord
With a crooked stick for a cane
I'm limping home.
Mocked and maligned
Stooped and stupid
Soiled and shabby
I limp toward You.
- Ruth Harms Calkin


Lord
PHOTO: Lord
With a crooked stick for a cane
I'm limping home.
Mocked and maligned
Stooped and stupid
Soiled and shabby
I limp toward You.
- Ruth Harms Calkin
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An afterthought . . .

I re-read John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress the other day and came across this passage: "After this, Mr. Ready-to-halt called for his fellow-pilgrims, and told them, saying, I am sent for, and God shall surely visit you also. So he desired Mr. Valiant to make his will. And because he had nothing to bequeath (leave) to them that should survive him but his crutches, and his good wishes, therefore thus he said: These crutches I bequeath to my son that shall tread in my steps, with a hundred warm wishes that he may prove better than I have been." [30]

My staff and crutches I bequeath to our three sons.
 

When I think of death and its certainty, I remember God's faithfulness throughout my yearsPHOTO: When I think of death and its certainty, I remember God's faithfulness throughout my years: He has supported me with His right hand; He has guided me with His counsel; and "afterward [he] will take me into glory." (Psalm 73:24)
My staff and crutches I bequeath to our three sons.
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Dear Lord
Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray to have someone to lean on when we are crippled, broken-down, and ruined.

Lord, provide us the “staff” which symbolised You going before us when things seems daunting, especially at our old age. As we struggle with our sins and guilt, help us to realise ‘how wide, long, high, and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge’.

Help us to remember in time of confusion, when we have no time for reflection and quiet waiting, that we need to ‘Be still, and know that I am God’.

Lord, when we note that our legs and heart have grown weaker and we can no longer wade swift streams, climb steep trails, and surmount other difficulties, we strengthen our inner person with this thought: God will not cast us away when we are old; He will not forsake us when our strength now is in ‘quietness and confidence’.

When we think of death and its certainty, help us to remember God's faithfulness throughout our years: He has supported us with His right hand; He has guided us with His counsel; and ‘afterward [he] will take us into glory’. May we realise that these truths and others are ‘the very staff of our age, our very support’.

We once were strong, but now weary and worn-out, humbled and utterly dependent on God. We worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

Lord, With a crooked stick for a cane, I'm limping home. Mocked and maligned, stooped and stupid, soiled and shabby, I limp toward You.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - My Staff
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 4, "My Staff", Page 27.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


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"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
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"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

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Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 4, "My Staff", Page 27-30.

[23] See Hebrews 11:21.

[24] Isaiah 52:12

[25] Ephesians 3:18-19

[26] Psalm 46:10

[27] Isaiah 32:17

[28] Psalm 73:24

[29] William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, 2.2.

[30] John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, Part II, 8th stage.


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