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| Cavita L. Barnes 1916-2017 |
My Mother went
to be with the Lord last month at the age of 101. She had a great run. One thing that I have learned from my Mom’s
life is that if you live well, you will die well.
My Mom was a
war baby, not World War II, but the First World War. She saw over ten decades of change in this
nation. She took me to Sunday school
where I first learned about God, of which I will be eternally grateful. My Mom never had a great deal of money. She left her sons little if any monetary
wealth. She did leave us something that is more valuable that silver or gold, a
godly heritage. My Mom was not perfect,
none of us are. She had struggles in her
life, but even in those difficulties, her life pointed us toward God. She had some fears in this life, but death
was not one of them. In all her one
hundred and one years of life I never heard her express a fear of dying. My Mom lived in the victory expressed in our
scripture verse. She had made her peace
with God through the death on the Cross of God’s only son, Jesus Christ. Therefore, she died in victory.
As I said in
the eulogy, she fought the good fight, she finished the race, and she kept the
faith. I believe that she has received
her crown of glory. Therefore, I have that great hope that I will see her
again. By the grace of God my Mom lived
well, and by the mercy of God, she died well.
Ken
Barnes the author of “The Chicken Farm and Other Sacred Places” YWAM Publishing
Email: kenbarnes737@gmail.com
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