"Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money, come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live." //Isaiah 55:2-3
My granddad has been in and out of the hospital this month and my grandmom has come to the conclusion that he shouldn't do any surgery because of the danger and complications involved. While alone with her before dinner last week, she put it to me plainly, that we wait for the timing of the Lord. If it is His will to call him back to the Lord's house, then so be it. At his age, he has tasted the good things on this earth and seen his family and grandchildren grow up. There's no need to do a complicated procedure and risk the pain that comes with the surgery. And while speaking with her, Psalm 23 came to my mind. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies, you appoint my head with oil so that my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of my Lord forever. And a thought that my cellie shared before came to mind, never lose sight of what is important in this life. That after all is said and done, only one thing and one truth remains, that we are pilgrims that do not belong here, passing through to somewhere else that we were meant to be. For he is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose. What good will I be as a person, a leader, a lawyer if I do not even know what is eternal and worthy of attention? So as I am finishing up the last of the Bar and its exams, and going into work, let me get my perspective right. That nothing of the world is ever worth me giving up the time that I have set aside to honour and be with you.
"Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money, come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live." //Isaiah 55:2-3
My granddad has been in and out of the hospital this month and my grandmom has come to the conclusion that he shouldn't do any surgery because of the danger and complications involved. While alone with her before dinner last week, she put it to me plainly, that we wait for the timing of the Lord. If it is His will to call him back to the Lord's house, then so be it. At his age, he has tasted the good things on this earth and seen his family and grandchildren grow up. There's no need to do a complicated procedure and risk the pain that comes with the surgery. And while speaking with her, Psalm 23 came to my mind. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies, you appoint my head with oil so that my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of my Lord forever. And a thought that my cellie shared before came to mind, never lose sight of what is important in this life. That after all is said and done, only one thing and one truth remains, that we are pilgrims that do not belong here, passing through to somewhere else that we were meant to be. For he is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose. What good will I be as a person, a leader, a lawyer if I do not even know what is eternal and worthy of attention? So as I am finishing up the last of the Bar and its exams, and going into work, let me get my perspective right. That nothing of the world is ever worth me giving up the time that I have set aside to honour and be with you.
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