Tuesday, July 13, 2004

aiyo... started to blog in sch this morning... but din have time to finish so i saved it in the sch comp.... no chance to continue it in sch then now cant continue it at home... but nvm la~~ i repeat lor~~ i read our daily bread while on the train to sch this morning... then read a few stories but this particular one stuck in moi head...

[ Joseph Parker (1830-1902) was a beloved English preacher. When his wife died, he didn't have the customary wording inscribed on her gravestone. Instead of the word died followed by the date of her death, he chose the word ascended.

Parker found great comfort in being reminded that though his wife's body had been placed in the grave, the "real" Mrs. Parker had been transported to heaven and into the presence of her Savior. When Parker himself died, his friends made sure that his gravestone read: ASCENDED NOVEMBER 28, 1902

When a believing loved one dies, or when we ourselves face the process of dying, there's great comfort in the fact that "to be absent from the body" is "to be present with the Lord" (2 Corinthians 5:8)

Death for us is not a dark journey into the unknown. It is not a lonely walk into a strange and friendless place. Rather, it is a glorious transition from the trials of earth into the joys of heaven, where we will be reunited with our loved ones in Christ who have gone before. Best of all, we will enjoy the presence of our Lord forever.

Yes, when a believer dies, the body is buried but not the soul. It has ascended! -Richard De Haan ]

made moi thought abt alot of stuffs...

~Praise the Lord~ at 9:11 PM | 1 comments