My Bucket list got a little
smaller this week. My amazing wife
surprised me with tickets to see Paul McCartney in Concert. A dream of mine and something that I thought I would never get to do.
As I sat in the stadium and
listen to him talk between songs, I noticed his demeanor changing just a little
bit. He was talking about John Lennon and the things he didn’t get to say
before he died. He then sang a song he had written after John’s death. The song ended and he left us with this,
“Please don’t put off saying something to your friends or loved ones. You never
know if you will get a chance again. “
This thought has been on my
mind for a few years now. We never know when our or someone else’s last day on
earth is and yet we sometimes choose not to forgive, not to say “I love you,”
or get so angry with them that we drive
a wedge in the relationship.
It doesn’t have to be just
the threat of Death, it could also just be them moving away, or being diagnosed
with an illness that may not allow them to communicate to you any more.
The book I meditated on this week was
Ephesians, Paul (not McCartney) writes in Ephesians 4:25-32
~Therefore each of you must put off
falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one
body. “In your anger do not sin” Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Anyone who has been
stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their
own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
Do not let any unwholesome talk come
out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according
to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were
sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and
anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and
compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God
forgave you.~
A great and
constant reminder on how to Be, Today. (I should keep these verses on my desk,
in my car and in my guitar case… Post them everywhere I go.)
And if I ever say to myself
, I can wait until tomorrow I can go to Matthew 24:36
~“But concerning that day and hour no
one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”~
We
may not get a tomorrow. Tell Someone you love them today and if you have past arguments or problems to settle, Pray about fixing them.
With love,
-adam
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