A wise man once said

That if you look at a grave stone, often you will see the dates written for the birth and the death of some one. It is usually written in this format, 1945-2006. He observed that if we are still alive then we are living in the "dash," that undetermined length of time represented on a tombstone as a "-" in between a birth date and a death date. As anyone can tell you, life is a dash, a race in which everyone will finish the same. Only Jesus won the race against death. and He won by overcoming death.

Pastor Doug Bursch of Evergreen Life Ministry visited my daughters church this weekend. Among the many things he said was an encouragement to not live in the past or the future. But to live each day as the Lords gives it. Fresh and new every morning. We have eternal life, it will be there when we arrive. Right now we are surrounded by people and things that need our attention. Lets focus on the here and now, contributing to the ongoing witness of a present day Savior who is the same today as He was and will be.
Peace and Grace