It’s strange how the death of a loved one always
quite unceremoniously throws everything back into perspective.
It’s like, all of sudden you realize just how short life really is.
We truly are just a vapor…
Death and I have been close friends my whole life.
I have watched countless friends, family and acquaintances leave this earth.
I am no stranger to the screeching halt of everyone’s lives.
Nor to the awful ache in your chest.
But death is a part of life.
Right?
It’s something we all must go through…
blah blah.
Sure, I mean, we all have to stop living at some point,
but that does not mean our lives are over.
Jesus gave us life.
He is our source,
not our beating hearts.
I renounced death the moment I chose life.
So as my family says goodbye today to yet another,
my heart is grieved, yes.
But I also love seeing how this one woman’s life affected so many around her.
I love seeing everyone cease to make themselves busy and just be with each other.
I love laughing and crying and remembering with family.
And soon we’ll all go back to our normal lives,
and forget again just how suddenly we can be swept off this earth.
But I don’t want to forget.
Jesus came to bring us not just life, but life abundant.
I want to live like I’m a vapor and soak up every moment of this beautiful life.
I want to live abundantly.
Like I said, it’s strange how death is what makes us want to really start living.
