Well, Sue got her wish.  If you read my previous post titled "What is my purpose?" you will understand.  Sue has been waiting to die for at least two years and that is how long I have known her.  I guess I don’t have to worry about what I will say to her now.  But I find myself in a weird situation.  There is a large part of me that is happy for Sue.  She is no longer suffering and struggling.  I close my eyes and see Sue resting peacefully in God’s arms and I can’t help but to smile.  But there is another part of me, the selfish part, that wishes she stayed alive a little longer so I could talk to her one more time.  Then I think to myself that if I held onto that part of me, I would never be ready to let Sue go.  But Sue was ready, because of where her hope was located.  And her hope was in the resurrection.  She knew Jesus was waiting for her.  She knew that there was more to this life.  She knew that paradise was but a breath away and she couldn’t wait.  Where is your hope?  Is it in this life gaining possessions, wealth, and status or is it in Jesus Christ.  If it is in this life I pity you because there is so much more.  Jesus suffered that we may not suffer.  Jesus died that we may not die.  And Jesus rose from the dead that we may live forever.  Put you hope in Jesus Christ.  I would love for you to meet Sue someday in paradise.  Amen!