Into The Arms Of God The Frail Are Welcomed

          

   In her last days, Chad was amazed at the silent strength of this frail gentle soul who had so shaped and influenced his

life. Despite the protests from her doctor she had insisted on being at home, insisted on being allowed to die with

dignity and would not allow herself the respite from her pain by the use of drugs. ‘No drugs!’ she would say, ‘pain is part

of life and I must feel it in order to truly know gods true purpose. Jesus never asked for drugs to hide from his pain,

never asked for mercy, but in the end found the answers that allowed him to forgive those who could not understand

that greater purpose. I will not be denied; I will know and understand god’s greater purpose for my pain.’ No one ever

asked if she wanted something for her pain again.