Reaching the finish line

We ended last week by attending two funerals.  One was for a 100-year-old lady that I had known all my life.  The other was for a 61-year-old man I had never met.  We sang hymn #102, "Life at Best is Very Brief," at one of our recent Gospel Meetings, and that thought was really driven home as we witnessed the finish of two lives.  I'm sure that even Kathryn, with nearly 101 years "under her belt", would have told us that it was a very brief span of time.  With that in mind, it makes one realize how worthwhile it is to spend the brief life we are given for something that will endure beyond the span of time.