final freedom
Our family and a few friends had been staying with my father-in-law around the clock since last Sunday when he was admitted back into the University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Saturday, March 4th, I had asked a good friend of mine to stay with him while we had a birthday supper and party for our youngest grunt monkey – he was one year old.
We knew that FIL was getting worse and the end was near, but just a few minutes after the last family member left the hospital, at about 5pm, Horace Barker lost his final physical battle but won this last spiritual one for his final freedom and went to be with his Lord. It was almost like he was waiting until the family left to breathe his last, so they wouldn’t have to see it.
Our near future will be trying and sad but tinged with a relief that he will no longer have to struggle to breathe or be confined in his very weak and sick body. One of the Psalms says it like this – “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.” We have appreciated your prayers and ask the continuance of these for strength and comfort for the family. ec
We knew that FIL was getting worse and the end was near, but just a few minutes after the last family member left the hospital, at about 5pm, Horace Barker lost his final physical battle but won this last spiritual one for his final freedom and went to be with his Lord. It was almost like he was waiting until the family left to breathe his last, so they wouldn’t have to see it.
Our near future will be trying and sad but tinged with a relief that he will no longer have to struggle to breathe or be confined in his very weak and sick body. One of the Psalms says it like this – “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.” We have appreciated your prayers and ask the continuance of these for strength and comfort for the family. ec
posted by mreddie | 6:06 PM
18 Comments:
Mreddie and family,
....just want to say - my thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.
June
You've done well, all of you together. I offer my condolences and prayers.
many blessings on you and yours as you grieve together. even when we know a loved one is in a better place, we ache with the loss of them. ... our final tribute to them is how much we miss them.
May the Lord's countenance shine on you and yours.
Our prayers for comfort are with you. I know he will be missed but our faith tells us he is now sitting in Gods presence with Jesus' loving arms about him. It doesn't get any better than that.
My thoughts and prayers are with y'all. I'm excited FIL is hanging out with Him at the moment as well as for the rest of eternity. What a glorious thing! God is good!
Dancing down streets of pure gold.
I'm praying for the comfort that He brings.
I will be lifting you and your family up in my prayers. May the Lord poor out His comfort and peace.
Even though this is a sad event, how wonderful to know that he is with his Savior today!
junierose - Thank you, they will be much needed, especially for the next few days.
bonita - Thank you, they are appreciated.
grannyfiddler - I recieve your blessings and you are right, the ache has begun.
AC - It's tough but we feel the warmth of God's comfort holding us up.
TMG - You are right, it doesn't get any better than that.
allison - And seeing things that I can only imagine - and yes, God is good.
nathan - We can feel the comfort, but it still will be tough for a while.
adannells - And I'm looking forward to seeing Jesus and him again one day.
Condolences to your family, some things are for the better though.
Praying for your family now for strength and rest through this time of dealing with bereavement of one so loved.
peter - You are right - for the better - but it will be a while before it will feel that way.
jayleigh - Prayer is especially needed for MIL, they had been married over 64 years. ec
Prayers flying......
I can imagine it would come as a relief, but still, never easy to say goodbye. I hope it's a time of celebrating a life well lived though.
Blessings.
UUTW - Yes a relief - but it will take a bit of time to convince our hearts of that. ec
Jerimiah 31:12-14
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
evader - Thanks much, it is good to hear from you - I had wondered where you were.
thebeloved - Especially liked the part - ". . I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them . ." The process has started but is going to take some time. ec
My sympathy Mr Eddie to you and your
wife, and specially your mother-in-law It will take awhile to all settle down, but you could not wish him back to suffer more. Thinking of
you all at this sad time, Merle
merle - Thanks so much for your thoughts about us. You are right, it will take a while but with God's help, we can do it. ec
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