• I Can't Remember

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  Scripture:  Philippians 3:10-14

  Tags:  Aging

I CAN'T REMEMBER

An elderly man moved into a retirement community. It wasn't long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady he was especially attracted to and she was attracted to him, also. They spent a lot of time together. Finally one evening he proposed, asking her to marry him.

The next morning he woke up remembering his proposal, but he couldn't remember her answer. So he went to her and said, "I'm really embarrassed to admit this, but I know I proposed to you last night, but I can't remember if you said 'Yes' or 'No.'"

"Oh, thank goodness!" she replied. "I remembered saying 'Yes' to someone last night but I couldn't remember who asked me."

(From a sermon by Stephen Sheane, New Year - New You, 12/23/2010)