Let Them Know

So Thursday afternoon I attended a memorial service of a friend of mine who was ripped away from this world in an unexpected and tragic manner. She was a friend during my 'varisity years and a girlfriend to a good mate so as you can imagine we spent considerable time together. I can still remember when we first met; as a group we were off to watch a movie at Berea Centre. I can't remember what the movie was but clearly remember Mel like it was yesterday. For those that know me, I am not the most spontaneous communicator (to put it nicely), but Mel was in the passenger seat of the car turning around to face me and ask me all kinds of random things creating such a light atmosphere and of course so much laughter.
Unfortunately as life happens and as we followed our separate paths, we lost touch. On Saturday, I read of her accident and it hit my spirit with such impact, I actually groaned with the shock.

After so many years passing, I didn't know what Mel had accomplished with her life other than hearing that she had a beautiful daughter. However, sitting in the church, I could see how many lives she had touched and the profound impact she actually had on so many. The question that rose up in my mind was, "Did she know?".

My blog today is to remind myself to "Let them know". Don't let the opportunity pass to tell somehow how you feel about them, how important they are and how much you love them. That moment may never come again! The pastor used the word 'brevity' to describe our time on this earth. How you spend your time is your choice but realise how short your time is and that it could be taken
at any moment. Make your time count, make it a quality life. We all have our individual talents, so do what it is that you have been gifted with. We all have the propensity to love, just in different manners and capacities but we all have it. Don't hold it back, use the opportunity you have been given.

The pastor also compared our earthly time with our eternal experience. We can be so focused on surviving this life that we forget about the eternity we face afterwards. The 70-80 years we face on this earth are so insignificant in time comparison, to the measure of eternity. The earthly-time we have is available to decide what we choose to believe happens when we die. Most of us are fortunate to be able to freely practise our beliefs without sanction or punishment so use that opportunity.
For many years I was an atheist, choosing to believe I had no soul and once my life light was out, it was over. I have since become a Christian and have seen and experienced so much that I could never doubt the existence of God. That's my choice, just wanted to let you know you too have a choice...