Brush with death

A lazy afternoon, the start of the Mother’s Day weekend, with plans of celebrations the next day, rested the woman after a leisurely lunch . But not long after, she felt uneasy, twinges of pain in her chest cavity, and her breathing slightly laboured. She looked for help to her husband, in a chair close by reading his book.

Looking at his dear wife in travail, he is reduced to but an incompetent helplessness. However with the presence of mind to call a dear friend, he waits anxiously. There was not a moment of delay, like God’s angel she descends, to take control, to drive them to the nearest healthcare centre .

Rushing into the Emergency Room, getting the required medical attention for her afflicted friend, and when convinced she was in capable hands of the skilled medical staff, she retired to the waiting room to reassure the distraught husband and to inform all concerned, though not enthusiastic about being the harbinger of unfavourable news .

Discovering a hundred percent block in the artery, the doctors did an emergency angioplasty, curing the lady of an otherwise fatal condition, and soon well enough, she returned home thanking the Lord, for a new lease of life. Her adoring children, resident in foreign countries, set aside their families,dropped their busy schedule, to be by her side, on Mother’s Day, a special gift from the Lord above.

Disconcerting and sobering was the news of this unfortunate incident, for all the rest of us, her friends. Rudely reminded of mortality, the fragility of life was brought to the fore. Whether health conscious or disciplined in our lifestyle, uncertainty always is lurking at our side. One thing though was made clear to us, death is stalking each one of us, snapping at our heels, nipping at our feet, but God is in control.

No matter what the devil intends, it is God who has the final say, and death, conquered by Jesus Christ has lost his power over us . It is the Lord who holds our times in His hands and He alone who keeps us safe on earth, until His purpose is fulfilled, in each of our lives .