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In 1991, I reached the magical age of 55 years. I was now eligible for early retirement. My Air National Guard commander at that time considered that 55 was required retirement. Early one morning, I was driving to Nashville to appeal my case with the Adjunct General; I stopped at a Hardee’s. As I sat to eat, I thought the lady had undercharged me, so I looked at the receipt on my tray. I discovered that I had received a non-requested senior discount. God has blessed me to live long enough that I now know I am in the checkout generation. With scripture in mind, I can keep my faith strong. Psalm 23, verse 4, KJV Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. God has blessed me with family, friends, a medical system, and my lodge and church connections to keep me cared for and help me keep my faith strong and focused. Each day I remember my military training in religious terms: I am only on this earth in TDY (Temporary Duty) status, and my job is to make it a little better because I was here. God seems to provide daily opportunities for me to do my job. Paraphrasing from Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 15:56-58a (KJV) The sting of death is sin;…But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, … My prayer is: Thank you God for one more day; please guide and direct me to do your will this day. Amen This devotion was written by Ed Cherry and read by John Cherry. Grace for All is a daily devotional podcast produced by the members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. With these devotionals, we want to remind listeners on a daily basis of the love and grace that God extends to all human beings, no matter their location, status, or condition in life. If you would like to respond to these devotionals in any way, we would enjoy hearing from you. Our email address is: podcasts@1stchurch.org. First United Methodist Church is a lively, spirit-filled congregation whose goal is to spread the message of love and grace into our community and throughout the world. We are located on the web at https://1stchurch.org/.

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In 1991, I reached the magical age of 55 years. I was now eligible for early retirement. My Air National Guard commander at that time considered that 55 was required retirement. Early one morning, I was driving to Nashville to appeal my case with the Adjunct General; I stopped at a Hardee’s. As I sat to eat, I thought the lady had undercharged me, so I looked at the receipt on my tray. I discovered that I had received a non-requested senior discount.

God has blessed me to live long enough that I now know I am in the checkout generation. With scripture in mind, I can keep my faith strong.

Psalm 23, verse 4, KJV

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

God has blessed me with family, friends, a medical system, and my lodge and church connections to keep me cared for and help me keep my faith strong and focused. Each day I remember my military training in religious terms: I am only on this earth in TDY (Temporary Duty) status, and my job is to make it a little better because I was here. God seems to provide daily opportunities for me to do my job.

Paraphrasing from Paul’s words in

1 Corinthians 15:56-58a (KJV)

The sting of death is sin;…But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, …

My prayer is:

Thank you God for one more day; please guide and direct me to do your will this day. Amen

This devotion was written by Ed Cherry and read by John Cherry.

Grace for All is a daily devotional podcast produced by the members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. With these devotionals, we want to remind listeners on a daily basis of the love and grace that God extends to all human beings, no matter their location, status, or condition in life.

If you would like to respond to these devotionals in any way, we would enjoy hearing from you. Our email address is: podcasts@1stchurch.org.

First United Methodist Church is a lively, spirit-filled congregation whose goal is to spread the message of love and grace into our community and throughout the world. We are located on the web at https://1stchurch.org/.

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