Taken from: The Disciplines of Life by V. Raymond Edman. Chapter entitled "The Discipline of Declining Days starting on page 45. 1 Samuel 8:1 "And it came to pass, when Samuel was old..."
Complied by Barney O. Browne in the book Equip Your Mind with the Word of God, NIV
V.R. Edman, Delights Of Life, Chapter 20, Van Kampen Press, 1954