My heart is heavy knowing that my sister in Christ, Sarah Bergquist, passed away yesterday. She was only 37 years old and yet, in her short life, she touched so many lives. Sarah was the type of person that once you met her, you wanted to be her friend. Unfortunately, I never knew her as well as others, but the conversations that I had with her at church showed me that she was full of Christ. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to teach two of her four children in Bible class. Jonah and Noah were so well behaved in class...I knew they were part of a wonderful family! I am not angry with God, but my humanness will never understand why things like this happen when so many prayers were lifted up for her. I will never forget her.
God, I thank you for the time that we had here on Earth with Sarah. Thank you for the examples of faith that Sarah, Scott, and the Duckworths have been for me. Please help me to learn from their examples...that you are faithful and to be glorified, no matter what the circumstance. Lord, I pray that you will fill Scott, Allen, and Becky with strength and peace during this difficult time. Most of all, I pray that you will comfort Hannah, Noah, Jonah, and Rachel as they deal with the loss of their mommy. Please let Sarah know what a difference she has made! I look forward to seeing her beautiful smile again some day! In Jesus' name, Amen.
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I remember you talking about their sweet little kids - and how well behaved they were. Isn't it a curiosity how we are given a heart to love, which opens us to the pain of loss...and then we're taught to rejoice with an eternity with God, but we don't feel much like rejoicing when we lose a loved one!....I have SO many questions to ask God when I get to heaven! I only hope that when I pass that even a tiny bit of the faith that Scott and his family have shown will be shared with others....for therein lies the reason we work and develop our faith, so we can reach out to others and be "content in whatever condition we find ourselves in". Oh, so much easier said than done!
I'll be singing at the memorial service...pray that God gives me the strength to use my voice in praise - and that the music will encourage and inspire others to focus on His grace.
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