Some couple
of weeks back, while hanging out with a friend during the cool
evening hours and chatting on our strategies to map out our visionary
plans, a call from a female friend disrupted our little meeting. The
caller was calling me to inform me of the sudden demise of her
closest and bosom friend whom I met through her.
“Joy is
gone” her words rang out, and out of confusion trying to figure out
what she said, her other words resonated the message “Joy is no
more”. This quickly registered the message and I came to the sullen
realisation that a beautiful lady has passed away with no apparent
chronic ailment but just a regular asthma not properly handled had
claimed her life.
A week
before then, I was surfing gingerly and scrolling down my Instagram
page to catch up with news feeds from friends when I noticed an
update from a former college colleague uploading a picture of a
female friend and wrote beneath “R.I.P Bridget”! Oh this must be
another silly joke by this guy, examining the post closely and
rushing down to check on her page, numerous R.I.P messages decorated
the news-feed and it dawned on me that a close colleague of mine,
that was full of life, vibrant and energetic, known for her craze for
fashion, entertainment and lifestyle while we were in the university,
studying in a challenging francophone West-African country had just
passed away without any notice. I reflected back on her happy and
entertaining post she last made on Facebook.
The word
grace made more sense to me on realising how lucky I have been to
still be alive by the grace of God and pursue my dreams. Life is fragile, so stay alive
and always be agile.
Our God is
an ever merciful and gracious God and the grace he has given You and
I to be alive is to fulfill our promised destiny and be an instrument
of praise and gratitude to his everlasting mercy and grace. Are you
grateful to be alive and happy for the grace?
(Eph. 2:8-9, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Hebrew 4:16, James 4:6, Titus 2:11)
