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Your prayers for Ellie on her last hour... an update You will remember my story of Ellie- the little old lady with bowel cancer. I took her some flowers last Sunday but had to leave them between the doors as there seemed to be no one home. Today I received a phone call from her friend Yvonne who takes care of Ellie's cat when she is not able to do so. I was informed that Ellie is now being cared for in the local hospital. I did ask if I could go and see her but at the moment I was told that she needs her rest. But I will go none-the-less over the Easter season to bid her farewell- providing she is still with us. This is a terrible age we live in. There is so much abundance of pleasure and the good life; so much spent on self, food and entertainment- and yet so many are dieing of the cold, callous indifference of the suffering of others. I find it tragic that a lady like this is all alone and hardly a soul to bid her farewell. One wonders where the love of neighbour has gone to. This is no longer the day of the country village-- but the large megacity of indifference and anonymity. I pray that the Lord will bless her and provide her with much love in her days beyond this world. May the Holy Spirit comfort her. May the Father of all welcome her to the Kingdom at this time of His own 's resurrection. |
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4/29/2006 7:20 am |
Yes it is so sad that the elderly and the sick are left alone in their last years, months and finally days. Even in our churches it seems that once you are no longer able to "work in the church" due to age or illness, you are soon forgotten. Your value seems to be measured by your current contribution not your faithfullness over perhaps many years. I have not reached that stage as yet. But I feel so much for those who have.
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4/16/2006 3:17 pm |
Chris, thank you for the update. You are a blessing to Ellie! Thanks for this post - the comments have been very interesting.
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An update on Ellie... I was at the hospital yesterday (Good Friday) to see how she is doing. She certainly is all skin and bone as the cancer is just eating her like crazy. But she is very alert and her mind is strong and focused. I prayed with her and reminded her of the Father's love being so strong; that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. She was thankful for my prayers and also for being so positive with her. I told her that I would return again soon as it is possible she will be transferred to a hospice-- but I doubt whe will be going back to her home.
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Edjehu you are an amazing man! First of all thank you for visiting my blog and making such positive comments. You are right of course. We must continue to have hope in all aspects of life regardless of the terrible evils that surround us and the great tragedies that befall us. When I listened to this man on trial in the United States who was rejoicing at the suffering of Americans during the tragic 9/11 it spoke of a man who is sick and suffering from so much mental illness yet there are so many more like this man who wander our streets daily without any kind of help. We need to show these people love and compassion. We should have no time for revenge. Moussawi needs love not the death penalty for his terrible misdoing. Killing him will only prove our own hatred and desire for revenge. You are correct Edjehu... Hollywood does so much diservice to our troubled world. The Muslim world condemns Hollywood for its brutality and violence and explicit sex. We are for the most part not getting much help from Hollywood in making our world any safer-- only more violent. We are all broken and wounded. Good Friday reminds us of what LOVE really means. No vengeance, no hatred, no fighting back-- just pure love stretched out on a cross -- blood poured out not in hatred but love for all regardless of colour or creed. One mighty act of selfless loving. Thanks Edjehu! God love and bless you!
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I want to utter a word of thanks to both Edna and "Gypsong"-- (sorry I don't know your first name.) Such loving comments. Thank you very kindly. I find it difficult this evening to put down words. The world is so mysterious with God in it. God is so amazingly nonsensical. The Word that was made flesh and dwelt amongst us-- ironically in the child form in which He came... could not speak. God so often chooses the powerless, the mute, the poor, the blind, those who cannot speak. And this evening a poor lady who spent her life caring for animals as a veterinarian with no children ( never married) leaves our world all alone. Good Friday soon...in a world that would put an end to all forms of suffering if given the chance. Where would we all be without a Jesus who defies all logic and leads us all to the "mysterium tremendum".
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4/13/2006 7:52 pm |
I pray your visit will bring her comfort and courage for what is ahead - reminding her of the love of Jesus for her. God bless!
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