Now that I am much older and hopefully a little wiser, I am starting to realize the depth of what Jesus meant when He said that the grass is here today and gone tomorrow (Matthew 6:30)! Like my Commodore 64 nothing in this world seems to last! Whom amongst us does not cringe every time a major appliance breaks because we know a new one will cost more money and last half as long as our old one? We work long hours, scrimp, and save only to find our naps, weekends, vacation times, cars and homes have expiry dates that approach quicker than the speed of light! Even in a world where everyone is interconnected with vast populations at the click of a few buttons; one finds that friendships, marriages, and family connections are in a constant flux of beginning and ending at a moment’s notice! And when it comes to our health who amongst us “older” ones cannot look back at a time when we had more hair, strong backs and muscles, quicker minds, and never-ending energy? This kind of thinking often results in many of this world to falsely conclude that nothing lasts forever and therefore life itself has little meaning. “Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we all die,” is the bleak slogan of many nonbelievers in this world! The following sermon is going to explore Psalms 136 to encourage us to “give thanks” that while the temporal things of this world will “pass away” … God’s love lasts forever!