In the Gospel today, Simon Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed and "Jesus came and took her by the hand and lifted her up."
After preaching earlier today on Jesus taking us by the hand and lifting us up, I was called into an ICU unit to anoint a man who was being taken off life support. To see the nursing staff take this 43 year-old man's hand with such compassion as his body slowly died was grace-filled. The nurse took his hand, held it with caressing compassion as he passed from this life to the next. Jesus lifted Eddy up.
In this life, Eddy spent too much time on the streets of Halifax and now he has an eternal home after all those years of living in shelters.
Rest eternal grant unto Eddy, O Lord; let light perpetual shine upon him.
Lift him up.
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