The Thin Wall
This Week's Theme: Life in Perspective
Leighton Ford
Friday, January 5, 2001
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Key Bible Verse: We live by faith, not by sight
and would prefer to be
at home with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:7-8).
Bonus Reading:Job 19:25-27
During the months following my son Sandy's death, to cope with my grief and sense of loss, I kept a journal. Through a series of "conversations" with Sandy, I continued to bring our relationship to a close.
In one of those chats, I said, "Sandy, you've been dead two months earthtime."
"I feel as if I have been alive forever, Dad. It's a lot like one big long today."
"It's not a matter of time, Sandy, except that time heals. It's more a matter of nearness. I guess I'm concerned that as our time goes on, we will lose any sense of nearness."
"But why, Dad? You're moving closer to eternity every day. You're no longer moving from, but to me! And besides, the 'Wall' between us is so thin you would laugh if you could see it."
"I think more of you than when you were at Chapel Hill."
"Sure! I know you do. I hear those thoughts."
"'Night, Son! Enjoy the stars!"
"It's morning here, Dad. Enjoy the light!"
Leighton Ford in Sandy, A Heart for God Respond:
Thank God for friends who are now with Him.
Thought to Apply:
Death is the great adventure beside which moon landings and space trips pale into insignificance.
Joseph Bayly (writer, 20th century)Adapted from Sandy, A Heart for God (InterVarsity, 1985). 1 of 1
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Father, I praise you for your victory over death. Jesus, thank you for making life possible for me through your death.
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