tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post6919199684770128701..comments2024-03-29T09:20:16.581-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Death Sanitized Is Still Death...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-26410188646477552682012-03-14T16:41:55.370-05:002012-03-14T16:41:55.370-05:00No, I sometimes lapse into British spelling... but...No, I sometimes lapse into British spelling... but I corrected it for the Yanks who read my blog... *{:-)Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-56305421229936750832012-03-14T09:55:47.872-05:002012-03-14T09:55:47.872-05:00Great article. One thing - I believe the word in ...Great article. One thing - I believe the word in your title is actually spelled "sanitized".<br /><br />Oh, and West Texas is really a nice part of the state. Windy, dusty, hot, cold, wide open and beautiful in its own right. <br /><br />Take care.BS in Texasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-21361221687575235892012-03-09T18:12:04.962-06:002012-03-09T18:12:04.962-06:00Fr. Peters,
Congratulations on being once again &...Fr. Peters,<br /><br />Congratulations on being once again 'blog of the week' at IssuesEtc. for this post.<br /><br />My mother recently died suffering the terrible losses dementia wreaks on a person. Watching her gradually forget everything except the fact that she had forgotten everything was wrenching. <br /><br />The only 'good' in death is it's blessedness in God's sight fo His children. I frequently told those who offered condolences that my mom now has her memory back. Not so much that tired phrase, "She's in a better place." Instead, she is, for now, in the presence of Christ.<br /><br />Death is not a walk or leap into darkness for the believer. It is putting out the lamp lit by our Savior in the promise that He is the risen Light of heaven. We as His children must see Christianity as being about death (Rod Rosenblad's words), not life in this fallen world. Surely we see through a smeared glass, but it is dark in this room, and we look forward to the light of the eternal day.<br /><br />Sorry for waxing wordy, but this is an excellent post about a very vexing problem today.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.com