Ready To Die
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“How do you prepare to die?” one of my sons asked me. A crowd of answers raised their hands in my mind, each clamoring, “Pick me! Pick me!” They cried out, “Use your talents!” “Be productive!” “Hurry, get rid of that sin!” “Did you promise God you’d do something? Quit wasting time! Move on it!”
All are true. Each is urgent. None by itself fully captures the Spirit of Jesus. So, take a deep breath. It’s not that hard to be ready to die. Martin Luther is quoted as saying, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Paul said, “Christ is my life, death is my gain.” Luther and Paul were going about their business as they understood their part in the Lord’s business to be. I feel the same. I’m not particularly looking forward to dying. But, I am keenly interested in living. A couple of days ago, the wind’s strong puffs were blowing down the mountain. I stood outside mesmerized, watching a large bird soaring above, swooping up and down with hardly a flap of its wings. “That’s the kind of life I want Lord,” I prayed, “to soar with freedom, no matter how the winds may blow.” The more you fully live here, the more you’re ready to keep on living forever.