This past week I was talking a retired office manager at one of our churches food pantries here in Houston. She was glad to see me since she had been retired for a number of years. We talked about what has been going on in our lives since she retired. She made the comment that her husband passed away back in May of this year. It was a sudden illness. He had been in the hospital, nursing home and back in the hospital finally went to home hospice care. He loved going to church and loved the lord. He said he missed going to church. She told me they attend a small church here. One person said let’s get a group and go to his house and have a mini church service there. The group was in the living room singing songs and praying. One lady said she had a feeling right then and there to tell everyone let’s go into his room and continue our praise and worship. They gathered around him praying and singing songs. Two of his grand daughters looked up and said “There goes Paw-Paw”, at the instant his soul left his body. His grand daughters actually witnessed her grandfather’ spirit pass from this life. She said she could see his spirit as it left his body and ascended upward. Everyone in the room felt at peace in knowing he is in the presence of Jesus.
This past week I was talking a retired office manager at one of our churches food pantries here in Houston. She was glad to see me since she had been retired for a number of years.
We talked about what has been going on in our lives since she retired.
She made the comment that her husband passed away back in May of this year. It was a sudden illness. He had been in the hospital, nursing home and back in the hospital finally went to home hospice care.
He loved going to church and loved the lord. He said he missed going to church.
She told me they attend a small church here. One person said let’s get a group and go to his house and have a mini church service there.
The group was in the living room singing songs and praying. One lady said she had a feeling right then and there to tell everyone let’s go into his room and continue our praise and worship.
They gathered around him praying and singing songs. Two of his grand daughters looked up and said “There goes Paw-Paw”, at the instant his soul left his body.
His grand daughters actually witnessed her grandfather’ spirit pass from this life. She said she could see his spirit as it left his body and ascended upward.
Everyone in the room felt at peace in knowing he is in the presence of Jesus.