Struggling In Life....death....

Struggling in life....death....

Yesterday as I watched my father struggling for life or death...this verse took on A whole new meaning....

Revelation 21:4

‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

We were both crying, both struggling with what is going on in life at this point....we hold on desperately to life....fighting death with every labored breath....just a drop of water is painful, that which we normally think of as life giving....

In the designated time, my father and we all will forget the pain and struggle,,,he will not know crying...he will be free from this world, its agonies...from  all his family who love him in an earthly love....free to be face to face with his savior, Jesus.   No more tears, no more pain.....

We, who are left, will still face the pains, the tears but for ourselves....the grief...the mourning.....missing him ....but knowing that he is at last free from this world into the next...walking on streets of gold,  saying hello to his parents, his friends, mom, Don...and all those who,in Christ, went before ....

Psalm 16:11

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Psalm 21:6

Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

Thank you for the peace of your Word, when even in tears and struggle, You come through....as a peace  giver , comforter...and even now, a husband...a father...I need that presence so much....