Happy, Sad

Of late, it seems as though so many people I know have passed away. It is always a time of joy and/or sorrow.

Yesterday, there was a horrible accident on a nearby bridge. A woman's car stalled. A delivery truck came up behind her and was not able to stop. The truck slammed into the woman's car. The woman died. The entire situation is so sad. I am heavily burdened for this family. I do not know if the woman was a Christian. I pray she was a Christian and now is in heaven. I pray that the family has a relationship with Jesus and finds comfort in the arms of the Lord and Savior. My heart is so heavy with grief and sorrow. "Oh, Lord. So many people on this earth do not know you as Lord and Savior. I desperately pray this woman and her family know you. I do not want to think where this woman is if she did not trust You to be her Savior. Please, if the rest of the family does not know you, I pray You come into their lives. I pray their hearts will be open to hear Your Word. I pray also for the delivery man and his family. I pray they know You and are able to receive grace and mercy. May the two families affected be able to have peace and be able to forgive each other. All this I ask in Jesus' name. Amen."

A friend of mine's father passed away today. He went to the hospital to have a surgery. Everything went well. He had to spend a night in the hospital before he was to be released. During the night, a nurse gave the dad a wrong medication. The effects of this error caused the man to stop breathing. Through much medical intervention (and God's grace), the dad was revived. He suffered through a few weeks more in the intensive care unit. Through God's great mercy, the dad went Home today. Although I am terribly saddened for the family, I am overjoyed with happiness that the dad is no longer suffering and is now in the presence of Jesus! I cannot tell you of the relief it is to know that this man trusted Jesus as his Savior and that he is in heaven! I am sad this wonderful man is no longer able to be with his loved ones, but soon they will all be together in God's glorious presence! "Oh, Lord, thank you for this man's life. Thank you for his amazing family. Please comfort all his loved ones as they grief for the loss of their family member. Thank you for allowing this man to live long enough to allow his daughter to make travel arrangements to see her father before he went Home to be with Jesus. With all glory and honor to You. Amen."