Our bodies become increasingly worse for the wear. Gradually they succumb to inevitable obsolescence. Joints stiffen and ache. Eyes grow dim. Sleep becomes difficult.
Problems loom larger and larger while options narrow.
Yet, if death is not the end but the threshold of a new day, then the curse of old age is also a blessing. Each new pain makes this world less inviting and the next life more appealing. The most famous sufferer of all time was a man named Job. Through it all, God never told Job why it was happening. As Job endured the accusations of his friends, heaven remained silent.