Know Any Older People?

Stand up in the presence of the elderly,

and show respect for the aged.

Leviticus 19:32

Never speak harshly to an older man,

but appeal to him respectfully

as you would to your own father.

Treat older women as you would your mother.

1st Timothy 5:1-2

You who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders.

All of you, clothe yourselves with humility

toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud

but shows favor to the humble.”

1st Peter 5:5

John Prine wrote a song called “Hello in There,” which encourages kindness and respect toward older people, and reminds us all that —

“You know that old trees just grow stronger

And old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say, ‘Hello in there, hello.'”

Prine was in his 20s when he wrote and recorded the song, but said in the Great Days liner notes that he “always had an affinity for old people.”

“I used to help a buddy with his newspaper route, and I delivered to a Baptist nursing home where we’d have to go room to room. And some of the patients would kind of pretend that you were a grandchild or nephew that had come to visit, instead of the guy delivering papers. That always stuck in my head,” Prine explained. ‘It was all that stuff together, along with that pretty melody.”

The song wasn’t a chart hit, it remains among those often covered by Prine’s fans and fellow artists. It was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015, and helped Prine earn a Best New Artist nomination at the 1973 Grammy Awards.

Check out the song — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfwGkplB_sY

Let’s remember the Scriptures we started with here along with this song. Deal?