My father is dying.
There is no denying
The signs.
They're definitely
There.
Just how soon?
We do not know.
Next week?
Tomorrow?
Or two or three more days?
Can we help him
With diet
Or herbs or pills?
No.
We cannot cure
His current ills.
His time is near
It is clear
As his breathing
Becomes more rapid
As his heart beats faster
And other functions
Of his body of clay
Slow down.
He's smaller and frailer
Although he tries,
To act normally
Before loving eyes.
May Jesus,
Help us.
As we'd rather deny
What we see with our eyes.
But there's no denying
It's ever on our minds.
We wish it were different,
Only because;
We want him to stay.
We'll miss him so.
'Tis but selfishness
In our hearts though,
That would wish him to stay
Longer in this world
Full of sorrow and illness.
For heaven
Is a much better place
With no sickness
Or sorrow there.
No tears or pain.
How can we wish
To keep him here?
When he has so
Much more to gain?
By crossing that river
Of death?
Oh what grace and what mercy,
The Lord's given now.
For our family
To be all together now.
To surround him
With love
And with care.
We're here
For each other
By God's loving grace.
We lean on the Lord together
In our weakness and grief.
And thank God for brothers
And sisters in faith.
We know
We are prayed for.
How thankful we are.
The Lord is our strength
And comfort these hours.
He guides our footsteps
Our decisions, our days.
And pray His name
Will be glorified.
Through our grief and our joy.
Through our comfort and pain.
May all those who are with us,
Those living beside us.
Those near in heart,
Though the miles intervene.
Be comforted also.
As we are comforted.
With the assurance of life.
Through Jesus, our Saviour.
Who died so that we.
Eternal life, may obtain!
For this hope,
I know, my father rests in.
And as we believe
One day we shall
Again see him
With our Saviour!
Comments (1)
Hello Ms. N,
You made your site simple yet elegant. I see that Jesus is foremost in your mind as you go about your daily activities. Now is a good time to become acquainted with his Father, the one true God, Jehovah.
I want to help people to really get to know God, especially in these troubled times. Here is an important message from Him for all of us from the Bible: 21 YOU cannot be drinking the cup of Jehovah and the cup of demons; YOU cannot be partaking of "the table of Jehovah" and the table of demons. (1Corinthians 10:21) (NWT)