You Never Picture It Like This (3/20/09)

This was a hard video to make. My mom and I were very close, and the pain of her loss is still very real. I had misplaced the video I took of her room and thought it was gone. But I found it a few weeks ago, and it was difficult to watch for the first time. She only lived in the room for 2 weeks (her final week was in a hospital), but watching the video brought back a lot of memories. I realize her little room was nicer than what a lot of people have when they die. But still, it’s a far cry from her old home that she loved so much.

Interestingly, I couldn’t seem to find any Bible verses that directly addressed God’s desire for us to help the elderly. Please let me know if I missed them! I found verses about helping the elderly in your own family, but not other older folks (except for references to widows). That said, I think a clear message in the Bible is that we’re to help disadvantaged, weak or defenseless people. Further, if we’re supposed to help and respect older people in our own families, then clearly we can make the case that we’re to do the same for others. Just like in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, our love isn’t only to be extended to family members or other people we love.