I'll See You In About An Hour
In his book, God, if you have a plan for my life, where were you last Thursday?, Jess Moody tells about a couple in the church, Carl & Dorcas Everly. He writes, “They had two children, & Dorcas was what would now be called a budding soccer mom. They were about our age, and Doris and I gravitated to them. They were openhanded and openhearted to us. We liked them a lot. They were quite kind to us, and the relationship grew rather rapidly.” One day Carl called Jess at the church and said, “Jess, it’s Dorcas. She has cancer at advanced stages and won’t make it for long, they say.”
Jess was called to the hospital and he wondered “what a dying beauty queen would say to me.” She told him that she had heard him on his radio sermon broadcast and “you said that a day is unto the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as a day.” She went on, “Well, I tried to figure that out, and it seems that if a day is as a thousand years, then an hour is forty years.”
She said, “I will be leaving Carl and the children soon. He will probably live another forty years. I will be in heaven when he arrives, and I will say, ‘Carl, where have you been? I haven’t seen you for an hour! Did you run out to Papa’s farm?’” She goes on to say, “The children will live, maybe, another eighty years. That will be two hours for me. I will greet them, and hug them, and say, ‘Children, how was school today? When you are gone from me for two hours, I wonder how things are with you. Mommies don’t like to be away from their children for long.’”
Dorcas died and at the funeral her husband, Carl, told Jess that she had said just before she died, “Carl, I love you. Take care of my kids. I’ll see you in an hour.”
“But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” – II Peter 3:8
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mimi (
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05.17.06 (4:39 pm)
oh, i do so hope this is true! what a beautiful post...and to think that i will see sam in an hour! what a wonderful thought...xoxoxo
btw, i got the 7 habits...will work on it asap....so we can chat about it...
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PastorDave (
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05.17.06 (5:03 pm)
Reply to: mimi
I do believe it is true, with every fibre of my being. It is what the scriptures refer to as "the blessed hope". To compare 40, or even 80, years of waiting to eternity is but a moment. You'll see Sam! In the meantime, let's read 7 Habits!
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babe4jesus55 (
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05.17.06 (6:57 pm)
Oh that does give hope. :-)
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Misguided (
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05.17.06 (8:28 pm)
I really enjoy this post...tonight my fiance and i where talkin about the bible....maybe someday u and i can share a moment on some questions i have...
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toztee (
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05.18.06 (5:18 am)
What a nice thought...my mom's only been gone for a few minutes...and dad only an hour or so...it won't be long before...
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PastorDave (
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05.18.06 (7:05 am)
Reply to: babe4jesus55
And since there is eternity for R&R, I think we need to do our very best in service to God & our fellow man while we are here.
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PastorDave (
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05.18.06 (7:07 am)
Reply to: Misguided
Let's hear those questions. Sometimes, there are answers, and sometimes there are no satisfying answers.
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PastorDave (
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05.18.06 (7:07 am)
Reply to: toztee
It really does put things into perspective. A few hours- I can wait that long!
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babe4jesus55 (
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05.18.06 (1:24 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave
I wholeheartedly agree.
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toztee (
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05.18.06 (2:48 pm)
Isn't it comforting? It actually takes away some
the sadness and missing...thanks again Dave.
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rheeb (
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05.18.06 (3:27 pm)
That's awesome...truly awesome.
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PastorDave (
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05.18.06 (6:58 pm)
Reply to: rheeb
Thanks. I thought it was a neat story.
