Sunday, March 13, 2022

Reflection - Number Our Days - Scaret Of Dying

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 63, "Scaret Of Dying", Page 293.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


One short sleep past, we wake eternally
PHOTO: One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
- John Donne

Mary Trumbull Slosson, whose quaint (attractive) but profound folktales give us a "glimpse of Joy beyond the walls of the world," writes about a little boy who was "scaret of dying."

Once there was a boy that was dreadful scaret o' dyin'. Some folks is that way, you know; they ain't never done it to know how it feels, and they're scaret . . . And one day, as this boy, his name was Reuben . . . was settin' under a tree . . . he heard a little, little bit of a voice - not squeaky, you know, but small and thin and soft like - and he see't was a posy talkin' . . . and it says, "What you cryin' for, Reuben?"

And he says, "'Cause I'm scaret o' dyin'," says he; "I'm dreadful scaret o' dyin'."

Well, what do you think? That posy jest laughed, the most cur'us little pinky-white laugh't was - and it says . . . "Dyin'! Scaret o' dyin'? Why, I die myself every single year o' my life."

"Die yourself!" says Reuben. "You're foolin'; you're alive this minute."

"'Course I be . . . but that's neither here nor there - I've died every year since I can remember."

"Don't it hurt?" says the boy.

"No, it don't," says the posy; "it's real nice. You see, you get kind o' tired a-holdin' up your head straight and lookin' peart and wide awake, and tired o' the sun shinin' so hot, and the winds blowin' you to pieces, and the bees a-takin' your honey. So it's nice to feel sleepy and kind o' hang your head down, and get sleepier and sleepier, and then find you're droppin' off. Then you wake up jest't the nicest time o' year, and come up and look 'round, and - why, I like to die, I do"


April showers bring May flowers, as they say. They also bring the stirring of hope. Spring flowers, trees, and creatures are hints of heaven, for God has planned it that way. But spring alone is not enough. It may leave us with Reuben's worry: "I ain't a posy and mebbe I wouldn't come up."

Spring's hope could be an illusion. That's why T. S. Eliot, in his pre-Christian days, thought April was "the cruelest month." But "if you believe that the Son of God died and rose again," writes George MacDonald, "your whole future is full of the dawn of eternal morning, coming up beyond the hills of life, and full of such hope as the highest imagination for the poet has not a glimmer yet."

There is a truer word. Jesus said: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26)

It's one thing to make a bold assertion; it's another to back it up - and back it up Jesus did, by rising from the dead, "the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." (1 Corinthians 15:20)

The Son of God died and rose again, and His resurrection is the guarantee that God will bring us up and out of ground. A thinking, feeling, remembering, recognizable part of us will live forever.

Faith means remembering Jesus' promise of eternal life and believing that it applies to us: "I go now to prepare a place for you so that where I am you may be also." That means that life after death will not be totally different from the rest of our earthly journey. It will simply be another way in which God's love comes upon us, but it will be Love in all its transforming greatness. It will mean living out the thought of eternity that God has implanted in our hearts; it will mean meeting our loved ones lost through separating death; it will mean living in a world without blood, sweat, and tears; and, most of all, it will mean seeing our Lord who loves us and has given everything He has to unite us to Him forever in love.

There's another meaning I see as I think about this. Since we go around twice, we don't have to go for all the gusto (enjoyment and enthusiasm) here and now. We can live in broken and ruined bodies for a time; we can endure poverty and hardship or a while; we can face loneliness, heartache, and pain for a season. We don't have to have it all on this earth, for there is another world into which we will soon be welcomed. There our Savior will mend every broken piece and part of our bodies and wipe away the tears of pain. There will be "no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (Revelation 21:4)

We will say to one another, "This is what I've been waiting for all my life!" and then we'll spread our wings and fly!
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One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
- John Donne


One short sleep past, we wake eternally
PHOTO: One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
- John Donne
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Mary Trumbull Slosson, whose quaint (attractive) but profound folktales give us a "glimpse of Joy beyond the walls of the world," writes about a little boy who was "scaret of dying."

Once there was a boy that was dreadful scaret o' dyin'. Some folks is that way, you know; they ain't never done it to know how it feels, and they're scaret . . . And one day, as this boy, his name was Reuben . . . was settin' under a tree . . . he heard a little, little bit of a voice - not squeaky, you know, but small and thin and soft like - and he see't was a posy talkin' . . . and it says, "What you cryin' for, Reuben?"

And he says, "'Cause I'm scaret o' dyin'," says he; "I'm dreadful scaret o' dyin'."


Reuben heard a little voice asking him why he his crying.
PHOTO: Reuben heard a little voice asking him why he his crying.
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Well, what do you think? That posy jest laughed, the most cur'us little pinky-white laugh't was - and it says . . . "Dyin'! Scaret o' dyin'? Why, I die myself every single year o' my life."

"Die yourself!" says Reuben. "You're foolin'; you're alive this minute."

"'Course I be . . . but that's neither here nor there - I've died every year since I can remember."

"Don't it hurt?" says the boy.


The posy informed Reuben that it died every year since it can remember.
PHOTO: The posy informed Reuben that it died every year since it can remember.
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"No, it don't," says the posy; "it's real nice. You see, you get kind o' tired a-holdin' up your head straight and lookin' peart and wide awake, and tired o' the sun shinin' so hot, and the winds blowin' you to pieces, and the bees a-takin' your honey. So it's nice to feel sleepy and kind o' hang your head down, and get sleepier and sleepier, and then find you're droppin' off. Then you wake up jest't the nicest time o' year, and come up and look 'round, and - why, I like to die, I do"


April showers bring May flowers, as they say. They also bring the stirring of hope. Spring flowers, trees, and creatures are hints of heaven, for God has planned it that way. But spring alone is not enough. It may leave us with Reuben's worry: "I ain't a posy and mebbe I wouldn't come up."


The posy answer Reuben that it's real nice to die every year.
PHOTO: The posy answer Reuben that it's real nice to die every year. Because it is tired of holding its head straight and looking peart and wide awake, and tired of the sun shining so hot, and the winds blowings it to pieces, and the bees taking its honey.
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Spring's hope could be an illusion. That's why T. S. Eliot, in his pre-Christian days, thought April was "the cruelest month." But "if you believe that the Son of God died and rose again," writes George MacDonald, "your whole future is full of the dawn of eternal morning, coming up beyond the hills of life, and full of such hope as the highest imagination for the poet has not a glimmer yet."

There is a truer word. Jesus said: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26) [329]


There is a truer word.
PHOTO: There is a truer word. Jesus said: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26)
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It's one thing to make a bold assertion; it's another to back it up - and back it up Jesus did, by rising from the dead, "the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." (1 Corinthians 15:20) [330]

The Son of God died and rose again, and His resurrection is the guarantee that God will bring us up and out of ground. A thinking, feeling, remembering, recognizable part of us will live forever.


It's one thing to make a bold assertion; it's another to back it up - and back it up Jesus did, by rising from the dead
PHOTO: It's one thing to make a bold assertion; it's another to back it up - and back it up Jesus did, by rising from the dead, "the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." (1 Corinthians 15:20)
The Son of God died and rose again, and His resurrection is the guarantee that God will bring us up and out of ground. A thinking, feeling, remembering, recognizable part of us will live forever.
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Faith means remembering Jesus' promise of eternal life and believing that it applies to us: "I go now to prepare a place for you so that where I am you may be also." That means that life after death will not be totally different from the rest of our earthly journey. It will simply be another way in which God's love comes upon us, but it will be Love in all its transforming greatness. It will mean living out the thought of eternity that God has implanted in our hearts; it will mean meeting our loved ones lost through separating death; it will mean living in a world without blood, sweat, and tears; and, most of all, it will mean seeing our Lord who loves us and has given everything He has to unite us to Him forever in love.


Faith means remembering Jesus' promise of eternal life and believing that it applies to us
PHOTO: Faith means remembering Jesus' promise of eternal life and believing that it applies to us: "I go now to prepare a place for you so that where I am you may be also." That means that life after death will not be totally different from the rest of our earthly journey. It will simply be another way in which God's love comes upon us, but it will be Love in all its transforming greatness. It will mean living out the thought of eternity that God has implanted in our hearts; it will mean meeting our loved ones lost through separating death; it will mean living in a world without blood, sweat, and tears; and, most of all, it will mean seeing our Lord who loves us and has given everything He has to unite us to Him forever in love.
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There's another meaning I see as I think about this. Since we go around twice, we don't have to go for all the gusto (enjoyment and enthusiasm) here and now. We can live in broken and ruined bodies for a time; we can endure poverty and hardship or a while; we can face loneliness, heartache, and pain for a season. We don't have to have it all on this earth, for there is another world into which we will soon be welcomed. There our Savior will mend every broken piece and part of our bodies and wipe away the tears of pain. There will be "no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (Revelation 21:4) [331]

We will say to one another, "This is what I've been waiting for all my life!" and then we'll spread our wings and fly!


We can live in broken and ruined bodies for a time; we can endure poverty and hardship or a while; we can face loneliness, heartache, and pain for a season.
PHOTO: We can live in broken and ruined bodies for a time; we can endure poverty and hardship or a while; we can face loneliness, heartache, and pain for a season. We don't have to have it all on this earth, for there is another world into which we will soon be welcomed. There our Savior will mend every broken piece and part of our bodies and wipe away the tears of pain. There will be "no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
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We can live in broken and ruined bodies for a time; we can endure poverty and hardship or a while; we can face loneliness, heartache, and pain for a season.
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn that April showers bring May flowers. They also bring the stirring of hope. Spring flowers, trees, and creatures are hints of heaven, for God has planned it that way. But spring alone is not enough. It may leave us with worry that we ‘are not a posy and maybe we wouldn't come up’.

The spring's hope could be an illusion. We learn from T. S. Eliot that ‘if we believe that the Son of God died and rose again, our whole future is full of the dawn of eternal morning, coming up beyond the hills of life, and full of such hope as the highest imagination for the poet has not a glimmer yet’.

Our Lord Jesus had said: ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.’ Jesus back up this bold assertion by rising from the dead, ‘the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep’.

The Son of God died and rose again, and His resurrection is the guarantee that God will bring us up and out of ground. May a thinking, feeling, remembering, recognizable part of us live forever.

Lord, may we have the Faith which is remembering Jesus' promise of eternal life and believing that it applies to us: ‘I go now to prepare a place for you so that where I am you may be also’.

We learn too that life after death will not be totally different from the rest of our earthly journey. It will simply be another way in which God's love comes upon us, but it will be Love in all its transforming greatness. It will mean living out the thought of eternity that God has implanted in our hearts; it will mean meeting our loved ones lost through separating death; it will mean living in a world without blood, sweat, and tears; and, most of all, it will mean seeing our Lord who loves us and has given everything He has to unite us to Him forever in love.

Lord, may we don't have to go for all the gusto here and now. We can live in broken and ruined bodies for a time; we can endure poverty and hardship or a while; we can face loneliness, heartache, and pain for a season. We don't have to have it all on this earth, for there is another world into which we will soon be welcomed.

There our Saviour will mend every broken piece and part of our bodies and wipe away the tears of pain. There will be ‘no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away’.

May we be able to say to one another, ‘This is what I've been waiting for all my life!’ and then we'll spread our wings and fly!

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!
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Reflection - Number Our Days - Scaret Of Dying
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 63, "Scaret Of Dying", Page 293.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.



Other Books

"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html


"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, ©
2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, ©
2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, ©
2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html
 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, ©
2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html
 

"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper

Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/11/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-1-40.html
 


Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0,  Chapter 63, "Scaret Of Dying", Page 293-297.

[329] John 11:25-26

[330] 1 Corinthians 15:20

[331] Revelation 21:4


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