Charlotte Moret died Monday night. I just talked to her husband, Frank, at 5pm on that day. Hospice had talked to them. She was going to be released from the hospital and sent home the next day. Frank stayed with Charlotte until 8pm. Then he went home to sleep. She was gone within a couple of hours.
Pastors see this sequence of events a lot. A person knows that they are going to die. Their loved ones hold their hand. When the family steps away, the dying person feels like they can die. It’s a beautiful display of mutual love. The family shows their love by their presence. The person dying doesn’t want their death to be burden so they let go.
As you have probably heard this week, "What is grief but love persevering?" Death is a cruel enemy. It steals away the people we love deeply. But death can’t hide them forever. All will be revealed on the last day, when Christ returns and raises the dead. It will be like that first Easter, when not only did Christ rise but many of the faithful were seen leaving their tombs. We will miss Charlotte. She was a good friend. But for those in the faith, it is not Goodbye but until we meet again. In Christ, love will persevere. Charlotte’s visitation is at Glendale, Monday the 8th at 10:30 with a funeral service at 11:30. Consider carpooling to conserve parking spaces.
