A mother who loss her son way too soon
Today I read a journal entry of a mother who lost her son way too early in life and as her heart is sadden by the loss of her child she also can’t help but to rejoice over the life he lived and the one he is now living. See, he had been raised to understand our Heavenly Father created and chose each of us to fulfill a purpose higher than our own. Michael came to recognize God’s calling and accepted the Lord as his Savior. He understood his life was no longer his to do with as he pleased but to do as God had willed. He sought the desires of his Savior instead of the many pleasures of the world. He showed God’s love, kindness, and mercy in everything he did, including the love of those who were hard to love, those who were just passing by, as well as those who loved him. He lived a life of selflessness and this is where I can’t help but to stop and ask myself, “Am I living a life that exemplifies Christ’s selflessness, compassion, and mercy. Or have I allowed the world’s pleasures t