Last month I organised a dinner with some old friends from Grace EFC and wanted to invite a couple that had joined us for our Bible Study despite attending another church. We had a great time of fellowship in the past but over the years it became less and less frequent. Last Sunday I heard that the husband had passed away the previous week. I should have invited him but I did not. Why should I really be surprised by death? It is an appointment that we must all keep unless Christ returns first. But I always seem to think that my friends will always be around! Surprise, surprise! Death comes when we least expect it. One can never be fully prepared for it in life. I don't like death and the surprise it brings. It makes me feel so helpless.
The last time I met this brother was last year at a church service where he served faithfully as a greeter. I will miss him. But I hope to see him at the Resurrection Day! That's my consolation. Thanks be to Christ who is the hope of our salvation! There are yet others who have not heard about this gift that I need to tell. I don't want to say again, "But I did not"
Ps. Ben
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