From Everlasting to Everlasting

1 Lord, you have been our home since the beginning. 2 Before the mountains were born, and before you created the earth and the world, you are God. You have always been, and you will always be.

3 You turn people back into dust. You say, “Go back into dust, human beings.” 4 To you, a thousand years is like the passing of a day. It passes like an hour in the night. 5 While people sleep, you take their lives. They are like weeds that grow in the morning. 6 In the morning they are fresh and new. But by evening they dry up and die.

7 We are destroyed by your anger. We are terrified by your hot anger. 8 You have put the evil we have done right in front of you. You clearly see our secret sins. 9 All our days pass while you are angry. Our years end with a moan. 10 Our lifetime is 70 years. If we are strong, we may live to be 80. But the years are full of hard work and pain. They pass quickly, and then we are gone.

11 Who knows the full power of your anger? Your anger is as great as our fear of you should be. 12 Teach us how short our lives really are so that we may be wise.

13 Lord, how long before you return and show kindness to your servants? 14 Fill us with your love every morning. Then we will sing and rejoice all our lives. 15 We have seen years of trouble. Now give us joy as you gave us sorrow. 16 Show your servants the wonderful things you do. Show your greatness to their children. 17 Lord our God, be pleased with us. Give us success in what we do. Yes, give us success in what we do. — Psalm 90 | International Children’s Bible (ICB) The Holy Bible, International Children’s Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Thomas Nelson. Cross References: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 3:19; Genesis 21:33; Exodus 14:24; Exodus 32:12; Numbers 26:65; Deuteronomy 2:14; Deuteronomy 32:29; Deuteronomy 32:36; Deuteronomy 33:1; Deuteronomy 33:27; 2 Samuel 19:35; 1 Kings 11:9; 2 Kings 19:35; Nehemiah 5:9; Job 14:2; Job 14:12; Psalm 7:11; Psalm 19:12; Psalm 31:7; Psalm 31:10; Psalm 36:8; Psalm 39:4; Psalm 50:21; Psalm 76:7; Psalm 78:33; Lamentations 1:5; Isaiah 6:3; Habakkuk 3:2; Zechariah 11:7; Matthew 6:30; 1 Corinthians 3:7; James 1:11; 2 Peter 3:8

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From Everlasting to Everlasting

1 Lord, you have been our home    since the beginning. 2 Before the mountains were born,    and before you created the earth and the world, you are God.    You have always been, and you will always be.

3 You turn people back into dust.    You say, “Go back into dust, human beings.” 4 To you, a thousand years    is like the passing of a day.    It passes like an hour in the night. 5 While people sleep, you take their lives.    They are like weeds that grow in the morning. 6 In the morning they are fresh and new.    But by evening they dry up and die.

7 We are destroyed by your anger.    We are terrified by your hot anger. 8 You have put the evil we have done right in front of you.    You clearly see our secret sins. 9 All our days pass while you are angry.    Our years end with a moan. 10 Our lifetime is 70 years.    If we are strong, we may live to be 80. But the years are full of hard work and pain.    They pass quickly, and then we are gone.

11 Who knows the full power of your anger?    Your anger is as great as our fear of you should be. 12 Teach us how short our lives really are    so that we may be wise.

Opa’s smile (July 19th)

This post is an answer to today’s writing prompt on the Dailypost blog : Finite Creatures.

It is also a part of my summer writing challenge : writing a 100 word story everyday.

If you read french, I explain everything there is to know about my summer writing challenge here and also why I don’t do Camp NaNoWrimo anymore.

This piece is the 11th installment. 

I hope you will like it and please do…

Finite Creatures: At what age did you realize you were not immortal? How did you react to that discovery?

I think I always knew that we are all mortal. I am not afraid of death per se. I know that life as we know and live it will cease one day. As a doctor I also know the wear and tear that we inflict on our bodies and minds as well.

Having said that, I am afraid to just exist and stop living.…

At what age did you realize you were not immortal? How did you react to that discovery?   I have yet not understood the secret of immortality

So many times spiritual gurus told me about mortality

Keeping in mind and act likewise is having all difficulty

I am so possessive about this body and materialistic possessions

Am I ready to accept the fact? I have to die, leaving obsessions

Nothing is…