"She Didn't Mind It!"
Faith is a simple thing--for those who possess it; and often expresses itself in simple ways.
I was awakened recently by a phone call which told of the passing of a dear friend and sister in Christ. Eighty-six years young, and active to within one week of her death, "Aunt Mattie Garrett" had finally answered the call that is common to this life.
A bit shaken, I began to offer my sympathies, but was stopped by the low, calm voice of my caller. "She didn't mind it!" she said, with conviction. And I knew she was right.
No-- she didn't mind it. She spent her last day on earth singing softly to herself, the gospel songs she had known so long, and murmuring such words as "heaven" "Jesus" and the like. There was no struggle here; but a quiet anticipation of the crossing of Jordan, and a much-needed rest. Remember that old "spiritual"??
"If you git there a-fore I do, Tell my-Lawd Ize comin' too---"
Well, I am --- and so are you! And just hope and pray that when our time arrives we will have lived so that "we won't mind it!"
That kind of faith may be simple, but there is profoundness in its simplicity that recommends it highly. """"""""'
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