Faith That Grows With Us

Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Summary: Faith does not fade with age; it deepens, stretches, and becomes a quiet strength shaped by love and endurance.

Dear Faithful Community,

We live in a culture that often treats aging as something to resist, hide, or apologize for. Wrinkles are erased. Slowness is dismissed. Dependence is feared. Yet Scripture tells a very different story. The Bible speaks of aging as a holy process, one in which God’s faithfulness becomes more visible, not less.

As I grow older, I notice that my faith is changing. It is less about having all the answers and more about learning how to live with mystery. It is less about striving and more about trusting. There was a time when faith felt energetic and urgent, driven by goals and certainty. Now it feels steadier, shaped by relationships, losses, joys, and the wisdom that comes from surviving what I once thought I could not.

Faith and aging invite us to tell the truth about our limits. Our bodies change. Our energy shifts. Our roles evolve. But limitation is not failure. It is part of being human. Scripture does not shame this reality. Instead, God promises presence within it. “I will carry you,” God says, not just when you are strong, but when you are tired, vulnerable, and in need of support.

Aging also teaches us that faith is communal. We need one another in deeper ways. We lean on others, and others lean on us. The church becomes a place where wisdom is shared, stories are honored, and no season of life is dismissed as irrelevant. Every age carries gifts. Every stage has something to teach the whole body of Christ.

Faith that grows with us is not about clinging to the past or fearing the future. It is about learning how to live fully in the present moment, trusting that God is still at work in us and through us. God is not finished yet. Not with you. Not with me. Not with this community.

Faithfully,

Pastor Anny+

Prayer for the Week:

Faithful God, meet us in every season of life. Teach us to trust your presence as we grow, change, and rest in your care.