The Reality Of Our Mortality - Death Comes Surely, And Sometimes Quickly

Recent events have served to make me more
mindful of the brevity of life and how quickly
we can find ourselves exiting this world.
A friend who collects for a local newspaper at
the store where I work died in his shower just
a few days ago. He was 61. Three ladies were
making copies of a picture of their sister for
her funeral mass. This woman was a regular
where I worked, and we spoke often. She was 46.
My Father died of a heart attack in a Pittsburgh
hospital at the age of 33. I was only ll. My sister, Pat,
drowned in the Ohio River at the age of 21. My
niece, Penny, succumbed to leukemia at age 9.
Just last evening were returning home from a
delightful dinner and visit with some of our
family, when an ambulance came racing and
screaming past us just before we got to our
home. Just before arriving at our street, the
area was filled with emergency vehicles and
their lights, as a pizza delivery vehicle had
struck and killed one of our elderly neighbors
who was returning home from playing bingo.
Her body was in the middle of the street, covered
with a sheet, while police were taping off the area
and piecing the scenario together.
HOW QUICKLY LIFE IS ENDED! And often,
suddenly, as well. We had exchanged smiles and
"Hello!" with this lady often. SHE'S GONE!
And then, imagine our horror to come home, turn
on the television, and find out that a deranged
gunman had fired dozens of shots into a crowded
workout room, killing and injuring many, as well
as taking his own life - just miles from our home!
ARE YOU READY TO DEPART THIS LIFE?
As a Christian, it's "a no-brainer", for sure.
Except that - do you have a will? Do you have
"a living will"? Is your funeral planned as to
hymns, Scriptures, poems, minister, and
burial place? Is there anyone with whom you
need to make peace - a family member, friend,
coworker, neighbor?
Our life "is as a vapor", as God's Word says, and
we need to be conscious of and prepared for the
limited time we have and suddenness with which
we could be gone!
LIFE IS SHORT - ETERNITY IS CERTAIN!
Are you ready to leave? What legacy will you
have? Through which door will you enter to
recieve your "reward"? Heaven's, to hear
Jesus say, "Well done!", or Hell, to hear Him
say, "I never 'knew' you!"?
GET YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER NOW -
TIME MAY BE SHORT!!