Editor’s Word: The Graying of America and What It Means

Robert Browning wrote a poem — actually, something more like a philosophical text — from the perspective of a 12th-century person, Rabbi Ben Ezra (also the title of the poem). He begins, “Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made; Our times are in His hand, who saith, ‘A whole I planned, youth shows us half; trust God; see all; nor be afraid.’ ”

Growing old is a reality of life — if we are fortunate. How we deal with aging is a question of attitude and faith. Growing old has implications beyond who we are as individuals, though; it affects healthcare, the economy, the church, our family and more.

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