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Ms. Rena shares her secrets to living to 100 in the age of coronavirus

No fast or processed food; live a good, clean life; and never stop being willing to learn, the retired St. Martin-in-the-Fields deaconess says.

Rena Graves receives a gift from Judy Howard for 100th birthday in Germantown Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday Sept. 29, 2020. “To live a life like this, you must live a life in christ,” Graves said. “Live a good clean life, and know who you are and where you’re going. Always have high morals and high standards. Remember to be kind to other people and go out of your way. Just open your heart wherever and whenever is needed. Remember you have time for everything.”
Rena Graves receives a gift from Judy Howard for 100th birthday in Germantown Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday Sept. 29, 2020. “To live a life like this, you must live a life in christ,” Graves said. “Live a good clean life, and know who you are and where you’re going. Always have high morals and high standards. Remember to be kind to other people and go out of your way. Just open your heart wherever and whenever is needed. Remember you have time for everything.”Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / The Philadelphia Inquirer
    by Rita Giordano
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