The heads of sunflowers rise and turn to follow the sun. A sunflower
field was planted in honor of a beautiful young woman names Madie this summer.
Just two years into her marriage she died suddenly and unexpectantly. The
diagnosis was, “natural causes.” Who can explain it? Only God knows the number
of our days.
Madie made her short
life count. Her light shone brightly in her music, in her work with children,
in the beauty of her smile. The garden was a reminder of the way Madie lifted
her gaze to the sun and to the Son.
A good friend of
mine just “happened” to run into Madie’s mom on her visit to the field planted
in her honor. They had a long conversation. Madie’s mom said, as a Christian
woman, she knew she was just a few footsteps behind her daughter.
God took Madie
home. We wanted her here for so much longer. Maybe her purpose was fulfilled.
Maybe God was protecting her from something down the road. One day we will know.
In the meantime, remember your loved ones in heaven are just a bit ahead of us.
This perspective keeps us moving with anticipation, with hope and with purpose.
As Peter reminds us, we are just here for “a little while.”
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a
little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 1 Peter
1:6
Father,
Thank You for Madie’s life and example. Keep our heads turning
to the skies where You and so many others wait for us. We wait expectantly,
filled with hope.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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