(Unsplash) Psalm 8:1–9 All of us need to be needed. We want to be wanted. God created us with a desire to know we can contribute something valuable and to have a significant impact on the lives of others. In years past, great men and women longed to leave their marks on the world, to create a legacy that would continue after they had passed away. In our youth, we tend to derive a lot of self-worth from our ability to contribute to others or to assist others in their need. Being in the swirl of activity, resourceful and responsive, our youthful exuberance blinds us to the fact that it will someday end. Then, ever so slowly through a chain of events or sometimes abruptly without warning, we find ourselves sidelined and no longer in demand. One circumstance or another can seize our usefulness and leave us reeling in its devastating wake. Injustice can take our freedom. Slander can take away our reputation. Illness can take away our strength. Bad fortune can take away our wealth. Depression can take away our hope. And let's not forget the steady incursion of age on our vitality. Merelygrowing older can move us out of the fast lane. By being passed over for a promotion or being benched because a stronger player joins the team, we feel overlooked. It hurts.