The man on the radio

This morning I was listening to the radio. There was a man of 90 who is infirm and confined to his flat. He will spend christmas alone. He was married, but he divorced. His wife already had children and he has none. Most of his friends are dead, or not living near him, or suffer from altziemers disease. He decided not to marry again. He has no one to share a meal with, or to be part of a unit. He thought being with someone even when they are not talking had a warmth to it.

I think of myself and unless God answers my prayers, then I will suffer a similar fate to this man. that said however, at least as a believer, life always has hope.