And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. God will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God;" From Rev. 21:1-6 Sometimes I just feel like starting over. That’s especially true when Reflections On My Elder Road doesn’t seem to come together with a hopeful, helpful message. What makes it more confusing is that we seem to be living in apocalyptic times, when everything feels out of sorts and spinning out of control. That’s when I get another cup of coffee, prayerfully meditate on nature outside my study window, and begin again. The starting over part begins when I apply 3 principles. First, I research, as much as possible, the original language of the text. There I find out that John, the writer uses the Greek verb aperchomai meaning depart, so heaven and earth have departed. In the meantime, a new earth and heaven will come down from God. God comes t...