I have just spent the last few hours reading about Ruth Bell Graham. I watched the slide show that my blogger friend Connie H. shared at her "Slimpickin's" blogspot. Thanks for posting that link, Connie. I meant to get to the Ruth Bell Graham - Time To Adore site a few days ago but was busy. This morning I visited at Chrysalis-eMom and read her blog on Ruth and was reminded I did not do that yet. I finally got over there and right now my node is plucked up from sharing the loss her family is experiencing now. She was indeed a woman that loved Jesus Christ and her beautiful family.
I loved the featured poem that she wrote:
And when I die
I hope my soul ascends
slowly, so that I
may watch the earth
receding out of sight,
its vastness growing
smaller as I rise,
savoring its recession
with delight.
Anticipating joy
is itself a joy
And joy unspeakable
and full of glory
needs more than
"in a twinkling of an eye,"
more than, "in a moment."
Lord, who am I to disagree?
It's only we
have much to leave behind;
so much...Before.
These moments
of transition
will, for me, be
time to adore.
-Ruth Bell Graham 1920 - 2007
May God bless Billy Graham and their family today with Comfort we all can only know through Jesus Christ when dealing with the loss of a loved one.
