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My dear grandmother Carrie passed away early this morning at 102 years old. She has spent the last decade or more in a nursing home and the last few years has been unable to communicate, see or hear.
But this morning, before she died, she was able to utter two last words. In my own way of processing things, I sat down at my computer to write. Our Lord provided me, and our family, with a gift so dear in these last two words, I wanted to share them with you and to ask for your prayers for the repose of the soul of Carrie Wilson, and prayers for my family. Thank you.
GRANDMA’S LAST WORDS
On Friday, July 16, 2004, my Grandma Carrie uttered her last words on this morning as her caregivers at the retirement home went to move her from her bed. After a very long time of not communicating at all, she opened her eyes, looked at them and said **“No more.” ** Then she passed peacefully from this world.
Grandma was 102 years old. Her last few years were those of silent suffering, trapped in the shell of her body, unable to communicate with the earthly world. That she would have opened her eyes and spoken two words at the time of her death was a gift from Our Lord. Her words may have so many meanings.
“No more.”
No more are you going to move my aching and old body from the bed to the chair.
No more will my family on earth have to worry about me and whether or not I am in pain.
No more will I suffer silently and await my reunion with my husband, son, parents, sisters, relatives and friends.
No more will I have to wait to be with my Savior, Jesus.
No more will I feel pain, frustration, sorrow or anxiety.
No more tears.
*“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth has passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a great voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them; He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.” And he who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” * Revelation 21:1-5
*“Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing form the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There shall **no more ** be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him; they shall see His Face and His Name shall be on their foreheads. And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign forever and ever.” * Revelation 22:1-5
How fitting that Grandma passed away on a Friday – the day of Our Lord Jesus’ redemptive sacrifice. How fitting that her simple words would have such profound meaning; not unlike Jesus’ few and final words on the cross. How fitting that she waited until my mom was out of the hospital and completed her medical tests so she could be able to take care of these last final arrangements. How comforting to know Grandma Carrie’s suffering is complete.
Grandma Carrie, may you be resting in Our Lord’s Eternal Peace, in His Loving Arms, bathing in His Holy Warmth and Light. Alone no more. Suffering no more. Waiting no more. Amen.
But this morning, before she died, she was able to utter two last words. In my own way of processing things, I sat down at my computer to write. Our Lord provided me, and our family, with a gift so dear in these last two words, I wanted to share them with you and to ask for your prayers for the repose of the soul of Carrie Wilson, and prayers for my family. Thank you.
GRANDMA’S LAST WORDS
On Friday, July 16, 2004, my Grandma Carrie uttered her last words on this morning as her caregivers at the retirement home went to move her from her bed. After a very long time of not communicating at all, she opened her eyes, looked at them and said **“No more.” ** Then she passed peacefully from this world.
Grandma was 102 years old. Her last few years were those of silent suffering, trapped in the shell of her body, unable to communicate with the earthly world. That she would have opened her eyes and spoken two words at the time of her death was a gift from Our Lord. Her words may have so many meanings.
“No more.”
No more are you going to move my aching and old body from the bed to the chair.
No more will my family on earth have to worry about me and whether or not I am in pain.
No more will I suffer silently and await my reunion with my husband, son, parents, sisters, relatives and friends.
No more will I have to wait to be with my Savior, Jesus.
No more will I feel pain, frustration, sorrow or anxiety.
No more tears.
*“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth has passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a great voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them; He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.” And he who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” * Revelation 21:1-5
*“Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing form the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There shall **no more ** be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him; they shall see His Face and His Name shall be on their foreheads. And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign forever and ever.” * Revelation 22:1-5
How fitting that Grandma passed away on a Friday – the day of Our Lord Jesus’ redemptive sacrifice. How fitting that her simple words would have such profound meaning; not unlike Jesus’ few and final words on the cross. How fitting that she waited until my mom was out of the hospital and completed her medical tests so she could be able to take care of these last final arrangements. How comforting to know Grandma Carrie’s suffering is complete.
Grandma Carrie, may you be resting in Our Lord’s Eternal Peace, in His Loving Arms, bathing in His Holy Warmth and Light. Alone no more. Suffering no more. Waiting no more. Amen.
