Romans 8:10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.
Joe and I suddenly lost a long-time friend yesterday. He e-mailed Joe about 11:45. When he didn’t come out of his home office for lunch, his wife checked on him and found that he had passed away. We are both incredibly sad and reminded that life can change with the blink of the eye. We are not guaranteed every day when we wake up that at the end of the day we will crawl back into bed anticipating the future. Let’s make sure that we use the time we have wisely; that we take time to tell others that we love them. That we make preparations to leave a living memorial – those whose lives are better because of our intentional efforts on their behalf. That we are “right with God” because in the end that and only that will be the test of whether one day when we no longer have an earthly life, we will have new life in heaven.
Blessed God, Thank you for bringing Clint and other friends into our life. Help us to hold friends closer while we have them and to take comfort that those whom we love who have passed on have been offered eternal life. We pray in the name of the one who died that we might have life. Amen.
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