Her hands and face are spotted with the signs of age, her knuckles disfigured from arthritis. She does not complain. She has learned to sit quietly and appreciate the stillness. Both women had pieces in Redman's most recent exhibit, which was on display last month at First Unitarian Universalist Church. Redman had each of the women write statements about their work and posted them beside the pieces.
Seniors make for eager students.
They're more thirsty than perhaps they were at a young age. They want to know God in a very real and very personal way. Think about Moses, says Roldan. According to the Bible, he was 120 years old when he died, still leading his people to the Promised Land. In their old age, they should be bearing fruit, not only in their own lives but in reaching out to others.