2014-0124 - absent or present
Today was bittersweet. A lovely woman, a member of our church family, lost the battle with cancer - and passed on victoriously to be with our Lord - the other day. Today we attended her funeral; a memorial to the way she lived her life. It was a lovely service. Yes, we were saddened at the loss of our friend; but joyous in the fact that she is with Our Lord! There were hundreds of people in attendance to show their love and support for her family. We – as a congregation – sang some of her favorite hymns; some of her loved ones read a few of her favorite Bible passages; and one of her closest friends – who is also fighting cancer – played her guitar and sang a beautiful hymn. She sang a hymn that speaks of the Christian hope. As human beings, we tend to worry; so, it is reassuring that we, as born again believers, don’t have to worry about tomorrow. There isn’t any fear about where we’ll go when we pass out of this world; we will move on...