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God spoke through a word of prophecy in May 1968, and said, ‘I have chosen you to usher in the coming of My Son.’
-- Pat Roberston, Sermon on Satellite Network Seminar
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News: Hello, My Father Just Died
Posted on Friday, March 09 @ 18:41:37 PST by Virgil |
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by John Piper
The big hospital clock in room 4326 of Greenville Memorial Hospital said, with both hands straight up, midnight. Daddy had just taken his last breath. My watch said 12:01, March 6, 2007.
I had slept a little since his last morphine shot at ten. One ear sleeping, one on the breathing. At 11:45, I awoke. The breaths were coming more frequently and were very shallow. I will not sleep again, I thought. For ten minutes, I prayed aloud into his left ear with Bible texts and pleadings to Jesus to come and take him. I had made this case before, and this time felt an unusual sense of partnership with Daddy as I pressed on the Lord to relieve this warrior of his burden.
I finished and lay down. Good. Thank you, Lord. It will not be long. And, grace upon grace, hundreds of prayers are being answered: He is not choking. The gurgling that threatened to spill over and drown him in the afternoon had sunk deep, and now there was simple clear air, shorter and shorter. I listened from where I lay next to him on a foldout chair.
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Re: Hello, My Father Just Died (Score: 1)
 by flannery0 on Saturday, March 10 @ 08:36:27 PST
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hi Virgil,
Regardless of the discussions this might start regarding perspectives of death, heaven, hell, and the so-called "after-life", the word that came to my mind as I read it:
LEGACY
What a beautiful legacy this gentleman left his family and all in his circle of influence....the ripples in the pond go out from there immeasurably, even eternally.
Thanks for posting,
Tami
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- by Virgil on Saturday, March 10 @ 19:45:39 PST
Re: Hello, My Father Just Died (Score: 1)
by Missina on Saturday, March 10 @ 21:40:47 PST
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Yes, that was a very moving and interesting read. Thanks for sharing the link. |
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