Just one more time

A true story that needs some prayer:

Twelve years ago, a cute elderly couple said, 'I do'.  After years of the widowed life, God brought them together to spend their remaining days together.  Unfortunately, his children were not accepting of her.  Which is sadly the case with many step-children, and her existence was not acknowledged.  At least, not with kindness and love, but the couple's love grew.

As it is with the passing of time, their bodies began to fail them, and health issues have grown.  He has had several stints in his heart, but this time there is nothing more they can do.  His son is an MD, and whenever a heart issue has happened, he visited his son in Orlando.  This time his son said his Dad needs to move in with him, but there is no room for her.  She has the early onsets of Alzheimer's and will move in with her granddaughter.  So, at the age of 83, health and family are splitting this couple apart.  

Today was their last day at the Super Senior's Luncheon at church.  They had to say goodbye to their friends of 20+ years, and to each other.  My pastor walked them to the parking lot, and little did anyone know, the couple would be saying their final goodbye in the parking lot. Pastor Ron begged him to let them drive him to his son's, but he refused.  As Pastor Ron and his wife turned to walk back into the church, they over heard the couples last goodbye.  She said, 'Can we say goodbye just one more time?'

Pastor and his wife could not bear to hear the rest of the goodbye and his wife was barely holding it together at the thought of her friends having to say goodbye.  They hurried in to the church to give the couple some privacy.  A husband and wife, saying goodbye and possibly for the last time.

Please pray for God's peace to prevail as both draw near to the end of their earthly existence to pass on to the Glory of God's presence.