The length of a life
A text acknowledging grief and receiving life as God’s gift. Grandpa passed away at the age of ninety-one. For nine decades he brightened the lives of many people around him. That woman’s life ended in her late fifties. Over those years, she brought countless smiles to her loved ones and touched lives, leaving a lasting impact. The young man passed away before reaching the age of twenty. It was an incredibly hard and painful moment, yet his nearly two decades of life were filled with joy that he shared with his parents, his family, and many others. The couple, after hearing their baby’s heartbeat at seven weeks, received heartbreaking news just two weeks later: the pregnancy would not continue. Grief and pain during loss are real. They do not depend on the length of a life. So, how long does a life need to exist to bring joy to our hearts? Seventy years? Seven months? Seven weeks? Jesus Christ spent about thirty-three years ...
