Recently I've been having some conversations with a friend about end of life issues. Mainly about what's on the other side. This isn't an academic issue with him. He'll by leaving us soon - and he's hungry to have conversation about where he's going.
Theological concepts he's never questioned before are now paramount and somewhat troubling.
I'm honored that he talks to me. I know what it's like to question your faith with the wrong person.
Next week our church is having a healing service. I recently heard a person telling about how somebody she knew (or knew of) was instantly healed of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) after attending a healing service.
To me, that's not what healing is necessarily about. Because here's an absolute fact.
We're all gonna die.
Isn't healing about accepting that fact and celebrating life anyway - with the assurance that the next life will be even better?
I hope my friend comes to this celebrating and assurance. But, whatever he does, I'm honored to be his friend to the end.
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Theological concepts he's never questioned before are now paramount and somewhat troubling.
I'm honored that he talks to me. I know what it's like to question your faith with the wrong person.
Next week our church is having a healing service. I recently heard a person telling about how somebody she knew (or knew of) was instantly healed of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) after attending a healing service.
To me, that's not what healing is necessarily about. Because here's an absolute fact.
We're all gonna die.
Isn't healing about accepting that fact and celebrating life anyway - with the assurance that the next life will be even better?
I hope my friend comes to this celebrating and assurance. But, whatever he does, I'm honored to be his friend to the end.
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