Happy 100th Birthday,
Millicent Dahlsten Johnston!
On Saturday, I was privileged to join a large crowd celebrating the 100th Birthday of Millicent Johnston, our congregation's oldest member. She beat the anticipation of the Psalmist: "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away." (Psalm 90:10) And she has seen changes. In 1909, her parents paid perhaps $3 for her baby bed, her first dress probably cost about 0.50, three condensed milk tins went for 0.25, and her parents could split a sirloin steak for 0.16 a pound. Things have changed indeed. But Millicent supposedly has not changed from her flapper days until now -- sweet, loyal, kind, and a faithful Christian. On Tuesday (her actual birthday), I brought Holy Communion to her, and she joyfully invited a neighbor as well, thanking God for the privilege of life and the gift of faith. Thanks, Millicent, for your witness!