I have come to see recently that there is wisdom to be found in almost every situation. Even if someone shows no wisdom in their actions they often serve as a reminder to me of the wisdom sayings of another person. If your looking the opportunity to learn and grow seems to pop up all around you.
From last nights memorial service for the Rev. Dr. Eversley there were two quotes that struck me.
"God allowed Rev. Dr. Eversley to travel slowly in his progress towards heavenly redemption."
What a great concept. Instead of seeing the slow advancement of age or the destruction of the body by disease as a curse this speaker recognized a slow departure from the earth as a gift from God. What if having Parkinson's, Cancer, or ECD was not a curse but instead the gift of a slow departure. For me the increased awareness of the value of life that has come with my diagnosis has certainly felt like a gift.
While I have come to peace with the fact that ECD might cause my early departure from this earth one thing I have struggled with is not getting to see my kids grow up (crying right now just typing about it). I have always assumed I would live to be 70-80 years old. I certainly never imagined prior to getting ECD that I might die before my children had gotten married and had children of their own. So when I heard this last night it touched me.
"The Rev. Dr. Eversley is so woven into my life that I find I do not miss him, because he is a part of me"
I hope this week that you might find a way to touch someone's life so profoundly that when you pass from this earth they might say the same about you. Remember we live on not in pictures, or through our wealth, but by the wisdom we have left with those we leave behind. God Bless You.
From last nights memorial service for the Rev. Dr. Eversley there were two quotes that struck me.
"God allowed Rev. Dr. Eversley to travel slowly in his progress towards heavenly redemption."
What a great concept. Instead of seeing the slow advancement of age or the destruction of the body by disease as a curse this speaker recognized a slow departure from the earth as a gift from God. What if having Parkinson's, Cancer, or ECD was not a curse but instead the gift of a slow departure. For me the increased awareness of the value of life that has come with my diagnosis has certainly felt like a gift.
While I have come to peace with the fact that ECD might cause my early departure from this earth one thing I have struggled with is not getting to see my kids grow up (crying right now just typing about it). I have always assumed I would live to be 70-80 years old. I certainly never imagined prior to getting ECD that I might die before my children had gotten married and had children of their own. So when I heard this last night it touched me.
"The Rev. Dr. Eversley is so woven into my life that I find I do not miss him, because he is a part of me"
I hope this week that you might find a way to touch someone's life so profoundly that when you pass from this earth they might say the same about you. Remember we live on not in pictures, or through our wealth, but by the wisdom we have left with those we leave behind. God Bless You.
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