The Best Season of Life

My friend Mary Jane sent me this card for my birthday. It is a perfect expression of how I feel about turning 60 years old.

Last week I was reading in the Gospel of John and was surprised by a rarely-noticed (by me) verse in the story of Jesus turning the water into wine at the wedding at Cana (John 2:1-12):

Then he called the bridegroom aside ¹⁰and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

With this landmark birthday approaching, I noticed the latter part of verse 10: "you saved the best till now." That perfectly describes how each successive decade has been for me: life keeps getting better. It seemed "old" to turn half-a-century ten years ago, but my 50's have been happier and happier. Now that I'm even older, I am anticipating that my 60's will be, too.

My faith in God and meditating have helped me to realize more of the abundance in my daily life, especially in my family and friends. I am such a blessed person; today I am grateful to know this as truth.