Tuesday, January 10, 2006

 

Jonathon Edwards Wrote Me A Letter...

...well, almost. Reformation Theology reprints a letter he wrote to his son of 9 - already in the mission field.
The week before last, on Thursday, David died; whom you knew and used to play with, and who used to live at our house. His soul is gone into the eternal world. Whether he was prepared for death, we don't know. This is a loud call of God to you to prepare for death. You see that they that are young die, as well as those that are old; David was not very much older than you. Remember what Christ said, that you must be born again, or you never can see the Kingdom of God. Never give yourself any rest unless you have good evidence that you are converted and become a new creature.
I read that and thought that many people these days would consider those words "insensitive."

Well, I lost just such a friend this last year, a friend of a lot more years than even possible for a 9-year-old, and I find those hopeful words. What better way to honor my friend, and give myself comfort? I cannot help but reflect there are two paths to dealing with sorrow - one is to wallow in it and hope it will go away.

The other is to work to overcome it, and to make that work something useful. What could be more useful than the work Edwards suggests?

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