Last month, I wrote a tribute to my cousin Joe Stuhlreyer who died unexpectantly. If you read that blog you will remember that he had collapsed at his girlfriends apartment and was not able to be revived. He was eventually placed in a medically induced coma from which he never recovered. He was 44.

            Over this past weekend, a family friend named Julie went to see her doctor because of a pretty severe migraine headache. He doctor ordered that a CAT scan be performed. When the results came back it was discovered that Julie had a brain aneurism and she would have to have surgery the next day to repair it. She came through the surgery just fine but overnight she had some complications that resulted in the doctors placing her in a medically induced coma just like my cousin Joe. On Tuesday, the doctors took her off the medicine that placed in a coma but she has not awakened. The doctors have called in the family, to seemingly say goodbye. Although, Julie is still alive as I write this (as far as I know), things do not look good for her. Julie is 51 years old. (footnote – Julie died this morning, September 5).

            Why do I write this? As I get older (I am 41), and the longer I spend trying to follow Christ, the less this world appeals to me. The emotional and physical struggle’s that we experience when we ourselves are sick and the weight of worrying about someone we know who is on death’s door is great.

            Our world is a mess. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The rich politicians make claims how they will help the poor if we elect them, but since they are rich, they never make any real effective effort. The rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer. Our politicians (from all political parties) only tell enough shaded truth to be elected, then once elected, blame others for their inept attempt at resolving issues.

            Our world lives on the blame game. Meaning that people make themselves look better by blaming everyone else for the deficiencies of this world. It would be nice to hear occasionally “It was my fault. I did it. I am the one who screwed up.” No, it’s easier just to blame others.

            While the world is going down hill (and I don’t believe it will get better), I know that Jesus is perfectly great. He is perfectly loving, gracious and merciful, and I can’t wait to see Him. He is full of truth! Heaven will be an absolutely incredible place and I cannot wait to get there. Can you?

            Let me end with a scripture quotation, “Come quickly Lord Jesus. Amen!”

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