The Dash

Today I have the privilege of officiating a funeral service for a lady I know loved the Lord with all her heart. Funerals where the person was a Christian are always much easier to do, because there's no guesswork as to where they are right now. One of the things I'm going to share about at today's service involves a simple dash (-). It's the dash that stands in-between the date someone was born and the date they passed away. If only that little dash could talk. It represents everything that's been done in a person's life. Who they were, how they lived, and everything they did. Just think about this for a moment. If you were to die today, what would your dash represent? What would your legacy have been? How will you be remembered by others? Whose lives will you have touched? Life is short and no-one knows when their days here on earth will be up. Each day you live should count and have purpose. Spend time with those you love. Cherish the special things. Live every day as if it's your last, because one day that day will come. Today has significance when it comes to your dash, so make it count. It's not too late to start writing or re-writing your dash :) As today I remember someone's passing, I can never forget what 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 says, "Death is swallowed up in victory, O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?"