At the funeral many of the family told antidotes, remembering back to when it was a glorious memory. Even I remembered some things.
I thought about it and remembered that people are a gift from God. The gift is, that all come into our lives for a short time and we need to value them now. The time that we spend with others is a gift from God.
Some will misuse this gift waiting until the last moment to grab a hold of it, others letting the moment pass them by. It is not in the bad or sad times with other, but it is in even the small time that we are either a gift to others or other are a gift to us. Funny we don't recognize this until they are gone.
Please accept my condolences on your loss.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct; we are gifts to each other. But I would add that one needs to think about the fact that a “gift” has to be “given”. To that end, I have been seeing people that come into my life as a gift FROM God. And seeing as they are a gift, I have to remember to ask God why this person is in my presence. Sure, sharing the Good News of Christ is always a place to start, but they may need to share something with me. And I think we need to be bold enough… and humble enough… at the same time.
Bless you my friend. If you need to talk, I am here.
Eric