My dear mother passed away on April 12, 9:00 pm, at the age of 77 years in India. When I heard the sad news, around 10 am est, while I was at work, I had a sick feeling in my stomach. Pulling together, I focussed on getting on a plane to India. My wife Anne, comforted me and took on the task of getting a ticket, packing my bags. A few hours later I was on a BA flight to Hyderabad via London. The flight is a long one, about 8 hours to London from Boston, 10+ hours from London to Hyderabad. As memories rushed through my mind, I wept silently. I loved my mother, who loved me the most.
She was a prayer warrior, who got things from God through prayer. She was a model of Lam 2:19 - "Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him for the life of your young children".
She lost her husband, my dad at the age of 39 years and had 5 children to take care of. By her unceasing prayers, she brought us all up in life gave us good education, and blessed us always. I and my sisters are living testimonies for the power of prayer and God's grace and promises. Psalm 23 and Roman 14:8 were the promises given to us when my dad passed away back then when I was a very young child.
She was a fearless, strong , structured and loving person. All these qualities came from being a prayerful person. She believed that all things should be put in prayer, from even trivial things to major ones. She was blessed with the gift of healing, and through prayer healed even cancer. She was a giver, she gave her life to the Lord and to us.
Mom, you have run the race, and have reached your goal, to be with our Lord. We will miss you sorely, love you mom.
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Her God glorifying life is a good example for us.
Our prayer is that the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall keep you in these times of sorrow.
1 Thessalonians 4
13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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