What makes us more aware of our mortality than growing old? Remember when you were a kid? Birthdays were welcomed days. Whether it was excitement over a party attended by your best friends, growing another year closer to the coveted driver’s license, or simply the desire to be viewed as an adult … birthdays were a highlight to the year. As we grow older, those birthdays come a little quicker each year. I am experiencing this currently, as January marks my 42nd birthday. It seems like every year passes faster and faster. When we look mortality in the face, those of us who are in Christ Jesus ar…