Social
security called me the other day. I almost
didn’t answer, but then I remembered that the guy at the office where I sort of
signed up said they operated out of Birmingham, Alabama. That was what came up on caller ID. Taking a chance, I went ahead and
answered.
The
voice on the other end sounded almost kind.
O, sure, there was the inevitable businesslike tone to it. But I think
the lady was actually nice at heart. She
was calling to let me know that my benefits had been approved. Thank
you very much. And then she wanted to let
me know that if I wanted to go ahead and start receiving benefits now, I could
do that. The difference between now and
August wasn’t all that much. I told them
sure. Then she really caught me of
guard. She wanted to talk to Chris to
see if she wanted in, too. Chris
politely refused for the time being. We
haven’t even talked about her options yet.
So, for me … Medicare still starts in August. Social security next month.
Psalms
47:7-9 says,
“For God is the
King of all the earth;
sing to him a psalm
of praise.
8 God reigns over
the nations;
God is seated on
his holy throne.
9 The nobles of the
nations assemble
as the people of
the God of Abraham,
for the kings of
the earth belong to God;
he is greatly
exalted.”
Father,
thank you for being there so we can place an uncertain future in the hands of
the Most Certain One. Amen.
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