Thoughts on Dying- A Post You Really Should Read
You may remember that I mentioned my bad dream last week about Peter dying, which was due to a real life situation that I had been praying about. Amy Caldwell, my friend’s cousin, is dying of cancer. She is the young mother of seven children. She is in her final days on this earth, but her perspective as she faces “The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death” is eternal. I have been praying for her for two years and am especially thankful for her transparent testimony as she faces death. here
I cried through her list of regrets. I know that many of her regrets will be my own some day.
I am pensive by nature, but death is real. We never have the assurance of one more day. All we have is NOW to love our family and others well. This is a sobering reminder.
Our pastor did a series on this topic recently. Life is such a precious gift, yet it’s so easy to squander it on worries and fears.
I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. I have a friend who has suddenly found out she has only a few months to live due to cancer. Her children are young adults, but they lost their dad a year ago, so it’s especially difficult.
I wrote a post on dying. Our pastor did a really great teaching on that. We have nothing to fear. It’s here:
http://susannasapron.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-die.html
God bless – thanks for this wonderful blog! It really is very edifying.