tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21594200.post478932515535954732..comments2023-10-25T06:33:57.175-05:00Comments on The Secret Place of Elyon (Psalm 91): Sun tan . . .Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940319834870530694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21594200.post-8300163319314951912007-06-09T16:52:00.000-05:002007-06-09T16:52:00.000-05:00Your song is beautiful, George, and your post is e...Your song is beautiful, George, and your post is even better. Everything you said is great. I love the suntan analogy. <BR/><BR/>Ruth BurtonRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905623357860382421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21594200.post-10637203591891677442007-06-09T10:32:00.000-05:002007-06-09T10:32:00.000-05:00Dear George,Danny and I have been keeping up with ...Dear George,<BR/>Danny and I have been keeping up with you and your struggle with cancer through your thoughts, ideas, prayers, hopes, and struggles on your blog. <BR/>Thank you for being so transparent and honest.<BR/><BR/>I was glad to read about your reflections today on the difficult idea of death. I'm glad you shared the lyrics of a song you started years ago, especially:<BR/><BR/>"The grave is not the end<BR/>It’s just a doorway,<BR/>to the other side<BR/>The grave is not the end<BR/>It’s just a doorway,<BR/>to Christ"<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking about this a lot too because of the sudden death of my dear friend, Gabby. It was the day after her 29th birthday and she was on her way to a retreat in Florida, when she died in a one car traffic accident. I had seen her the two days before. She was so alive. This girl was full of the Lord. She talked about Jesus all the time. All she wanted was to fulfill God's purpose for her life. All she wanted was Jesus.<BR/><BR/>Gabby is not dead at all. She is probably more alive than we are - in heaven - with Jesus. The loss to us, who loved her, feels nearly unbearable. We weren't ready at all for her to go. But in my heart of hearts, I believe that the Lord was ready for her to really be with Him-completely. <BR/><BR/>One day we are all going to take that last journey to be with the Lord-completely. I believe that this life, in some way, is just a preparation to living there.<BR/><BR/>You are so right in saying that part of the process is the "eventual replacement of fear and doubt of the unknown, with Faith and Trust in the One to be known." Knowing and loving Gabby and being so close to her when God took her to be with Him is really helping me to replace fear and saddness associated with death with hope and trust. This has been a very hard lesson.<BR/><BR/>You have been walking so close to that line too. I appreciate you addressing this today in your blog. This can help all of this deal with death - an eventual event for each of us and those we love. One day we will really understand. <BR/><BR/>Gabby was a demonstrative Christian - a dancer in worship. I know she's worshipping God freely today. Her death is teaching me more about hope, and the afterlife-the real life. The Lord is helping me in my(temporary) loss and grief.<BR/><BR/>This has been close to my heart since Gabby died last month. <BR/>I wanted to share this with you too. <BR/>God is good.<BR/>Jesus loves us.<BR/>~JudithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com