Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
As I stood in the pantry and dipped my green tea bag into the mug of hot water, the very action triggered a memory of a friend who has since gone before me. Jessica. We were friends first and colleagues subsequently.
She was an ardent health and beauty freak who believed in the benefits of drinking lots of Japanese green tea at work. I on the other hand was facing a serious case of puffy eyes at work because I could not cope well with adjusting my life to starting work and having a disciplined sleep routine. So, she highly recommended me to use cold tea bags to put onto my eyes every morning when I awoke.
Our close friendship at work provided me with the benefit of collecting from her the used tea bags (she would store them for me in a ziplock bag daily) and then I would bring them home to use the next morning. Sadly, Jessica departed 4 years ago.
Even as the rich memories of our friendship flooded my brain as I prepared my beverage, I am reminded of the fact that she has gone to heaven and someday, I too will depart. However, with her up in heaven, I must remind myself to live worthy of the time given to me. Not squander it away living the rat race, worried about making ends meet or in the worst case, heading anywhere but towards heaven.
Time to remind myself that my end goal is heaven, because a multitude of friends and family are there awaiting for me to complete my life well and make it there to rejoice with them someday.
M.
