Next Generation

 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.                                --Psalm 71:18

             I have reached an age where I give a lot of thought to the next generation.  Watching the morality of our culture deteriorate over the last seven decades can fill me with fear for the world my grandchildren will inherit. 
            It scared me a couple of weeks ago to read a quote by Taylor Swift who said, "Every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation."  I think she may be right about many lives who have no other compass to point them to meaning and wholesomeness.  This is really frightening--have you listened to some of the lyrics of the songs kids are hearing?  They make rebellion, immorality and meanness seem normal and in many iterations desireable.
            Being here at CampHOPEforKids has lifted my heart in a million ways.  The young people volunteering here are the best and the brightest.  With the future in their hands as instruments of righteousness (Romans 6:13), God can will amazing things.