This week at work 2 ladies have passed away. One on my day off and one a couple days ago when I was working. I knew both of them, but hadn't worked closey with them individually. My heart breaks for their soul because I don't know where it is for eternity. I have thought about it, but not really thought about my relationship with the people at work and its eternal consequences. Parts of me say it doesn't matter because these people have a severe progression of alzheimers and have stopped living life as we know it. However, my grandma had alzheimers and after a fall she was hospitalzed a few days before she passed away. I had just gotten saved and I questioned whether or not it would mean anything to pray with her, but I felt I had to do it. A couple days before she died I went to the hospital and sat with her and read psalm 23. I talked to her about life and God and that she didn't have to be scared; she was 92 years old so she had lived her life. Then I told her about Jesus and lead her in the sinners prayer, knowing she couldn't speak and probably didn't even understand my words, but my heart was begging for her soul and a miracle I would only see in heaven.
I was talking to the roommate of the lady who died while I was at work and although I already knew she told me her roommate had died, but she was a christian. Going along with it I said yeah so she is in heaven and she replied, " yeah i can't imagine how happy she is. I wonder what its going to be like." She asked me if I was a christian and went to church and she told me she was a christian and was looking forward to heaven. I seriously got teary eyed and choked up trying to have this conversation with her. It struck something in me, the hope of the Lord I guess. All i could picture was this lady who I knew the last 2 months of her life in pain and suffering, vibrant, joyous and alive before the Lord. It was incredible.
It makes me ponder our earthly vessel and the meaning of our soul. It reminds me of our limitations as humans to only speak and tend to our temporary tent. I guess that gives me hope because God is not limited by our human condition and my job is to just take of their vessel, but ask God to take care of their soul. I think I'm going to try praying for each persons salvation as I get them up and ready in the morning. It takes about 15 mins per person to get them up and ready for breakfast. Some just need a little help and some can't do anything for themselves so its possible a conversation about the Lord will come up when God wants it too. I need to pray more, I feel like I can't take this too lightly. If you get bored, you could pray too and we can look forward to the miracles that will await us in heaven.
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