Do you wonder what dying will be like for a believer?
Lucy Honeysett
As I entered the lady’s bedroom in her care home, I could tell she was in her final moments of life.
Unable to talk now and in a deep sleep, as I spoke her name, held her hand and told her I was here, she seemed to smile. There’d been many conversations about this moment, and we all knew her wishes. She wanted to remain out of hospital now and stay in her care home without an attempt of resuscitation so that she could have a natural, peaceful, dignified death.
I'll never forget this carer's story
I don’t think I’ll ever tire of telling this story a carer shared with me.
While providing a young person care, the carer prayed silently in her heart for him. They were well known to one another and enjoyed their times together. He had learning and physical disabilities and like all those she cared for, she longed for him to know her Lord. As she silently prayed, not speaking a word or moving her lips, the boy asked, ‘who are you talking to?’ She replied, ‘I’m talking to God’. The boy seemed delighted and asked her to keep going!