I recently came across a true story about a woman in Fort Myers, Florida
whose mother was dying. It is my hope that this story may touch you in the
same way it touched my heart. The story some of which is in the exact words
of this woman is as follows:
I was fortunate to be able to sit at my mother's bedside and have lots of
talks with her during her last weeks on earth. Most of her last month was
spent in a hospital until we went to Hospice House. I knew Hospice helped
people die but I didn't know they had a 16-room home in Fort Myers where
people could come and die in peace. We had many conversations as she drew
closer and closer to death and spoke many times about death and heaven.
In one such conversation about heaven I said: "Mom, well... could we have a
secret, something just between us? I know it's going to sound crazy. But if
you die and when you get to heaven, if it's more than you ever dreamed it
would be, if you are all right and see God and Jesus, would you send me one
red rose?"
This was a very special moment between me and my mother an eternal moment.
She said, "Yes, I'll do that."
A week later I said, "Look mom about our secret, I'll be on earth and
you'll be in heaven. How are you going to get a rose to me?" She said to me
without reservation " Honey, God can do anything!"
Shortly after that on September 16,1997, her mother died. As you can
imagine this was not a wonderful time. So much to do with funeral
arrangements that the woman forgot completely about the secret she and her
mother had shared. Then at the funeral home, during the wake a strange
thing happened. Let me share this in the woman's words.
"All of a sudden in the back of the funeral home I caught a glimpse of an
elderly gentleman with a cane. I didn't know him. I was sure that I had
never seen or met him before. I turned and looked at him... as he knelt
down at my mother's coffin and placed in her hands just one beautiful red
rose. I walked over to him and inquired what made him bring the rose. He
said, "oh honey, for some reason all day today I had a red rose on my mind,
all day I have been thinking about it. I just knew I had to get one red
rose for your mother."
Now if you are like me, you have tears streaming down your cheeks right
now. Let me suggest to you that God is real and sometimes in His
graciousness and love, He will, for just a moment, pull back the curtain
and allow us to see beyond our limited view of life and death.
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This is really something to make a reflection about. Have a pleasant day!
Sincerely,
Alex Quirante
"There is always a better way of doing things, there is nothing best!" -> A
motto for progress.
Right now if you believe this story and it has touched your heart, isn't it
about time you got right with God and accepted His Son into your heart.
Don't wait because if you do it may be too late. Accept Christ today as
your Lord and Savior and become part of the eternal kingdom of God. After
all heaven was more than this woman's mother ever dreamed it would be. What
do you dream heaven to be????
: >(Submitted by Kevin M Burger)