Never give up; you never know until you try.
Tuesday afternoon I attended the funeral of a dear friend’s mother. Like many people on such occasions, I cried. I was sitting in the pew beside my own aging mother.
Afterward, as I talked with various members of the bereaved family, bits of several conversations reached my ears—typical things you hear at funerals: “It’s been so long since I saw you; don’t let it be so long next time,” and “I wish I’d gone to see her like I planned to do, but I’ve been so busy.”
I got another reminder that it’s super-important to “stop and smell the roses,” to visit, to call, to “mend fences,” to extend love, grace, and mercy--today. In short, it’s super-important to live like there’s no tomorrow, because one of these days, there won’t be. And even if there is a “tomorrow,” you or your loved one may be too sick to enjoy it.
So, dear readers, I implore us all to heed this reminder. Accept God’s grace and mercy today. Accept apologies today. Give apologies today. Live today.
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