We said good-bye to my aunt Patty this weekend. She was one of my dad’s “baby” sisters. She fought a brave, long battle against colorectal cancer.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwitimes/obituary.aspx?n=patty-mazzon&pid=138239512
She was an amazing woman.
My aunt Nancy (Mom’s “baby” sister), who is a wonderful woman!, sent me this devotion:
It is based on John 14:1-4. A cool website for finding scripture really fast is Biblegateway.com.
"The other night I did something that every parent has done dozens of times. I carried my daughter to bed. Five-year-old Sara fell asleep on the floor, and I picked her up, carried her up the stairs, and put her in bed. Why? I knew it was time for her to rest and I knew that rest was better up there than down here.
Doesn't God do the same? Doesn't he, knowing more than we, carry us to the place of rest he created? For God, death is no tragedy. In God's economy, the termionation of the body is the beginning of life.
Can you imagine if Sara's sisters objected to my decision to carry her upstairs? "Don't take her. We'll miss her. Please keep her here so we will be all together".
How would I answer? "Oh, but she'll rest so much better in the room I have prepared for her. Besides, you'll be coming up yourselves soon."
By calling us home, God is doing what any father would do. He is providing a better place to rest. A place he has "prepared for us."
Heaven is not mass-produced; it is tailor-made.
By the way, I've often thought it curious how few people Jesus raised from the dead. He healed hundreds and fed thousands, but as far as we know he only raised three. Why so few? Could it be because he couldn't get any volunteers? Could it be that once someone is there, the last place they want to return to is here?
Max Lucado "A Gentle Thunder"
As the last line of Aunt Patty’s obituary says, to honor her memory, show your loved ones how much you love them. I know I’m trying very hard to do just that!
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