This Week in Worship Last words. When my daughter Heather got married, someone told my son-in-law that he should always get the last word in an argument. That last word? Yes dear. It is funny how we remember someones last words to us. My fathers last words to me, happy birthday. My grandfather - Know, I love you. My grandmother, now thats another story. Just weeks before my grandmother died she fell and broke a couple of ribs. Her injuries and age put her in the hospital. We knew it would just be a matter of time so my mom, my aunt and I took turns being with her around the clock. One afternoon I was with her when the nurses came in to turn her to keep her from getting bed sores, but due to the broken ribs it was a painful ordeal. As they were turning her, she said something so soft I could barely hear her. Now my grandmother, in her weakened state hadnt said much since arriving at the hospital, so I didnt want to miss what she said, for indeed it might be the last time I hear my grandmothers voice. I stopped the nurses, and leaned into my grandmothers face so I wouldnt miss a single pearl of her wisdom and asked her what she said, to which she responded, youre killing me damn it! It still puts a smile on my face even today. I am hoping my children will be able to say that my last words to them were I love you. It is always the last thing I say to them before I leave them or hang up the phone. I will even call them back if we drop the call, even if we have said everything there is to say, just to tell them, I love you. Death thought it got the last word when Christ was crucified, but as we peer into the empty tomb of Easter we see love got the last word. Join me this week in worship (8:30 traditional and 10:45 contemporary) as we hear God say to us I love you through the story of the resurrection in Mark 16:1-8 in Who Will Move the Stone. Invite someone to join you on the journey, RL
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:09:08 +0000
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