Several years ago I told a workmate that you know you are getting old when every time you get up something new hurts. In the past year and a half I have had brain surgery, a hospital stay for a blood clot, sinus surgery that was caused by the brain surgery, ear surgery, and heart ablation.
All this confirms not only my age, but also the fraility of the human body. It is simply not built to last an eternity. The good news is that God does promise to give those who believe in him an imperishable body. 2 Corinthians 5:4-5 says, “For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now it is God who made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” After the last year, I am certainly looking forward to my imperishable eternal body.
Reluctant Retiree 