Age is just a number

The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday in the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year II, 24 July 2024
Jeremiah 1:1, 4-10     <*((((><<  +  >><))))*>     Matthew 13:1-9

"Ah, Lord God!"
I said, 
"I know not how to speak;
I am too young."
But the Lord answered me,
say not, "I am too young."
To whomever I send you,
you shall go;
whatever I command you,
you shall speak
(Jeremiah 1:6-7).

I have always heard
that expression 
"age is just a number"
without really understanding
nor having a grasp of its real meaning
until recently after losing my mom
and be totally orphaned of our parents;
how different it is now to live without
our parents and quickly realize
time flies so fast indeed
because suddenly we are catapulted
into that state in life when we are
in the very same situations
of our parents when we were younger;
now I could feel we are never too young
nor too old to be called and entrusted
by God with a mission in life.

Life indeed is a parable,
dear Jesus:
You come to us daily
whether we are too young
or too old to sow your seeds;
keep us open to receive You
so that we may bear You
and share You.
Amen.