The Elderly

In working with the elderly in physical therapy home health ,I have had my eyes opened to a generation that is often overlooked and misunderstood. These sweet-speaking individuals are often masking a sadness. They are often very lonely and looking forward to any kind of human contact. Many of them don't enjoy t.v. anymore, are unable to sew or knit due to arthritic joints in the hands, are unable to work outside in the yard or flower beds due to poor mobility, are unable to drive due to poor eyesight, and...therefore....sit lonely for the many long long hours of the day. Many feel like a burden on their families.

These souls are the very ones that Jesus asks us to tend. The strangers that we are to invite in and the sick that we are to look after. A man I am thinking of in particular literally sits in his chair all day long...no t.v., no hobbies, no nothing. He wants so much for me to be able to stay and talk to him as long as I can. He craves human touch and conversation. If there is and elderly person that you know that lives alone, please take 15 minutes to visit with them this week. It will mean more than you will know.