end of life wishes

All of us will end up dying. Sometimes it’s a tragedy that takes us. Sometimes death happens “out of order” and parents bury their children.  That happened to my parents when my sister died at age 32.  That’s probably why my family has always been very open...

A woman in my congregation died recently, leaving her husband behind.  Before she died, church leaders asked me to check on the couple, who were in their 80s. We had heard that the wife wasn’t eating, which was worrisome.  During the visit, I ended up...