We do have ambitions for a long life. Yet counting
from the very first centuries of human existence, we know and we should realize
how short the human life span is. Sixty or seventy would be the average
age or even eighty for the stronger ones. God wants us to remember that
our life on earth is fleeting and temporary. It would be better to make
sure we live lives according to God’s will so we may deserve the reward God has
prepared for us in His kingdom. Yes, most surely we should not be
shortsighted and narrowed to the material and fleshly allurements and risk
losing our eternal rewards that God prepares for those who are faithful to Him
and keep His commands of love and justice. True indeed, as you can
observe, life is short and passing away. Let’s be after true greatness
which only consists in our constant quest to fulfill God’s will in our lives.
In Chapter 26 of the gospel of St. Matthew in verse 42,
Jesus prayed to His heavenly Father in this way: “My Father, if this cup cannot
pass by without my drinking it, your will be done!” (Mt. 26:42). Doing
God’s will should be our only and constant aim in life. In the Bible’s
book of Psalms chapter 90 verse 9, thus God’s word describes human existence:
“Our days dwindle under your wrath, our lives are over in a breath – our life
lasts for seventy years, eighty with good health” (Ps. 90:9).
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