I went to a celebration of the life of the wife of a colleague today. Sheryl is deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her family, friends and her church family who have the privilege of bridging both categories. Quality time spent loving people is of primary importance. Love was expressed in beautiful words and moving images as people gave thanks to God for this precious women. Time, love and care were words that dominated what was spoken. The auditorium was packed and they spilled into the hall and when it was full the remaining people spilled back into the auditorium. People wanted to be together, to mourn and grieve together, to worship God together and give a collected "thankyou" to God for the gift of this women. Humanly speaking, she left us way too early. From the perspective of eternity however, she is where we all long to be.
What matters most - LOVE! Let's not wait till someone dies before we post it on their Facebook - or however else we communicate with them. Take time today to express your love and care and demonstrate the value of the shared relationship. From a human perspective, the best expression of love is time and the best time to express it is now. Day 16 in Purpose Driven Life could not be more timely!
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