“A Friend Fades Away” was the headline of a recent story in the Globe and Mail, written by Kerry Lynn Wilson about a friend with crippling osteoporosis, a progressively failing memory, and now in a retirement home. Such places, she writes, are inhabited by folks who were mothers, nurses, teachers, workers, had families. Now many have failing memories, mobility problems and someone else is responsible for their well – being. Their life-long possessions dispersed, and now a few pictures remain to remind of a life that once was. Ms. Wilson says, “This is where my friend waits for God.” But it is encouraging to know that, as the Psalmist wrote, “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.” All who have made preparation for the next life by recognizing their spiritual need and invited Christ into their life are not just waiting for God. For God is waiting for them.

Pastor Alex Rockwell