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Redeeming the\u00a0time, because\u00a0the days are evil \u2013 Ephesians 5:16<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n In an emotionally charged episode of Season 23, NCIS<\/em> titled \u201cAll Good Things,\u201d Director Leon Vance is assisted with the reality of his death by the appearance of a younger Ducky Mallard, who had passed in Season 21.\u00a0\u00a0While noticeably grieved, Vance is comforted by his friend\u2019s assurance that: \u201cYou didn’t give up your life for nothing, dear boy. You saved your agency; your legacy will live on.”\u00a0\u00a0Alone, Vance ponders his life as a montage of memorable moments throughout his time on the series flashes by before walking peacefully towards the light.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Your final memories won\u2019t be of the people who got on your nerves.\u00a0 They <\/b>will be the memories that have made your life worth living.<\/em> This was my takeaway from watching the referenced NCIS<\/em> episode, and how important it is to cultivate a positive life.\u00a0 Apostle Paul encouraged such thinking in Philippians 4:8, which says: \u201cwhatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report\u201d thereby intentionally seeking to disengage from negativity.\u00a0 It’s a message further stressed in Ephesians 5:16.<\/p>\n While we can\u2019t handpick every encounter and situation to our liking, we can strive to \u201credeem\u201d our time when granted the choice to be selective. Since none of us knows if today is our last, let’s work towards making moments worth remembering during our final breaths.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Redeeming the\u00a0time, because\u00a0the days are evil \u2013 Ephesians 5:16\u00a0 In an emotionally charged episode of Season 23, NCIS titled \u201cAll Good Things,\u201d Director Leon Vance is assisted with the reality of his death by the appearance of a younger Ducky Mallard, who had passed in Season 21.\u00a0\u00a0While noticeably grieved, Vance is comforted by his friend\u2019s … <\/p>\n