As Good As Old

My young at heart daugther asked why people used the expression "good as new".

I explained that when something is new that it normally has more value, more appeal in it's best condition...it is good, because it's new.

She pondered a moment then said, "That is not always true. My Ellie (her since birth, beloved pink stuffed elephant) is better now since she's worn. Her smells, her soft spots, I wouldn't want her to be new again."

I reflected on her statement... the beauty of the old, the wisdom in the worn, the nostalgia of bygones...things are better with age.

Beauty in the Broken.

 Arthritic hands praising the Lord through music and song on the time worn keys of a piano.

  

Wisdom in the Worn.

Tattered, written pages of a father's old bible, studied, absorbed, taught.

Mercy in Music.

Depth of meaning from hymns of past. The desperate words of longing to be in union with God and praise of His grace.

Hope in History.
The tear stained pews that have held prayers for forgiveness and redemption. The souls that have been saved, saints that were made.

Yes, there is value, good beyond adundance in the old.

"Remember the days of old, consider the years of all generations..."
Deuteronomy 32:7