Opinion

Growing older isn’t a time to begrudge greys and wrinkles - it’s a time to ask God: ‘What’s next?’

By 2023-03-03T09:30:00

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Tina English, director of Christian charity Embracing Age, explains why she’s fed up of our western view of ageing and why she’s turning to what the Bible says instead.

We are all ageing – from the moment we’re born until we’re promoted to glory. Ageing is something to be thankful for: when you woke up this morning you were given the gift of a new day. Sure, you may have a few more grey hairs and wrinkles than you did yesterday, but you’re alive and you’ve been given a fresh opportunity to experience life in all its fullness this side of eternity!

In our western culture we are bombarded with negative views of ageing, along with advertisements for lotions and potions promising to keep us looking younger for longer, as if that were something important to aspire to.

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