Ecclesiastes 12:1-3 NIV [1 Remember vour Creator in the days of your youth, before the davs of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, " find no pleasure in them"- 12 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars qrow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; [3 when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, when the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows grow dim; This passage continues to remind all of us that the dav will come when we will have trouble seeing, hearing, eating and getting around. This tells us how important it is ta earn about God earlv in life. Studies have shown that those who come to faith early in ife, even if thev walk awav for a while, wil return to God. Often this happens after they have children of their own, or when they experience a tragedy and it turns theirhearts back to God Reading this reminded me of a book I once read. 1 am an avid - some might say obsessive - knitter. I earned to knit as a child and have used this skill to make clothing for my family as well as to earn a little money for my craft. This book was on the history of knitting in the United States. In it, it spoke of the need to teach children when they were young and they were required to finish at least 3 or 4 rounds on their stockings before they could play. Learning young was considered mportant so that they could continue to knit and contribute to the family when thev grew old and had trouble seeing. If learning to knit was considered important to a person and that person's family, then consider how much more important it is to have God in our lives. God's presence brinas the warmth of his love, protection from evil and the promise of everlasting oy when this life comes to an end. What better reasons for faith are there?