Losing a loved-one sometimes reminds people to "stop and smell the coffee, or the roses," if you would. To "live life to its fullest." As of late, I have been thinking quite differently - It is not time to smell the proverbial roses but rather time to go to work. Yes there is work to be done. We can 'eat, drink and be merry today not knowing if we will die tomorrow' but the ultimate goal, if you do so believe, is to reserve our place in the Heavenly Father's Kingdom. In order to do so, we have been commissioned to perform certain and specific tasks. The work is neither easy nor always well-received. When commissioned, Jesus did not rest, nor had he even a place to rest. (Mt 8:20, Lu 9:58) Instead of storing up riches on earth, we must strive to store up riches in Heaven which are far greater than the treasures of the here-and-now which have a definite end date. Yes - To work we must go. Let us not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow has its own anxieties that need to be delt with tomorrow. We love you Gustava Fradue! You have taught your children and your children's children how to love and treat one another and most of all, you taught us who Jehovah is. For that, we could not ask anything more of you!
