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| One of the paper wreaths with the verse mentioned below from the funeral on Tuesday along with the cross used for the marker of the baby's grave. |
This was a verse on a paper wreath at a funeral I attended
on Tuesday for a two day old baby born 7 weeks before her due date. Sad doesn’t even come close to the emotion I
was feeling. Honestly, I was feeling
many emotions.
As we have lived on this island for 4 months now and in this
country for 14 months, one thing I have noticed is that death comes more often
for these people.
In the first three days of this week, I believe my helper
attended three funerals.
The first was for a young man in his twenties from her
church. He had gotten sick, went to the
hospital, but died on Monday.
Tuesday she went to the funeral of the baby that I also
attended. The father works with
Dano. They go to the same church as my
helper.
Wednesday my helper’s nephew’s wife died as a result of
giving birth to her 5th child and hemorrhaging.
Although death comes more often, she continues to work
diligently and with a smile on her face.
I think death is normal here. It
is a part of life.
Isn’t that true though… DEATH is a part of LIFE. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow. We are only guaranteed that last breath we
just took.
So how then do we live?
Do we live as if that were our last breath? Honestly, I don’t. I always seem to live as if I have tomorrow…
or next week… or at least another decade or two or more. That is why I am always putting things
off. I THINK I have tomorrow!
Lord, forgive me for my presumptuous spirit. Help me to seize the day FOR YOU! None of us are guaranteed our next
breath.
How will that change what YOU do
today? How will that change what I do in
the next 10 minutes?
Lord, give me wisdom and discernment for each moment. Help me to live with urgency as if tomorrow
is not guaranteed. I don’t want to live
in fear, but I don’t want to live as if THIS MOMENT doesn’t matter. Give me a balance that will impact others in
my life. Help me to teach this urgency
to my kids. May our lives be a light for
you as we share the REASON we choose to live life to the fullest. May we share YOUR GRACE with everyone in our
lives.
Thank you, Lord, that you have allowed me this moment to
speak with you and listen to your Spirit.
In Jesus name, Amen
Now... I need to get off the computer and LIVE!
Blessings,
Melinda
2 comments:
Thoughtful, informative, provocative remarks.Well-written. You do a great job with your blog. I didn't realize our children's minister at church has a blog till today. She shared about her spiritual response to watching Narnia movies with her new husband. And I still don't have a blog. Maybe someday!?!?
Thoughtful, informative, provocative remarks.Well-written. You do a great job with your blog. I didn't realize our children's minister at church has a blog till today. She shared about her spiritual response to watching Narnia movies with her new husband. And I still don't have a blog. Maybe someday!?!?
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