Possibly, that is not the way in which most of us look at life.
But whether or not the death they eventually settled on is more satisfying, is certainly up for debate. This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. If we too are his children by faith, we shall be 'blessed with faithful Abraham.' Then it was time for a second chapter.
Some of us would not altogether like to live with the people that are like ourselves, and some of us would not find the result of this sorting to be very delightful. Enough for the present to note the peculiarity, and to suggest that it seems to contain somo dim hint of a future life, and some glimmer of some of the profoundest thoughts about it. The fair picture of returning prosperity and family joy, like the calm morning sunshine after a night of storm and wreck, with which that wonderful book ends, has this for its last touch, evidently intended to deepen the impression of peace which is breathed over it all: 'So Job died, being old and full of days.' Abraham died at the age of 175. There is nothing more miserable than to see a man, as his years go by, gripping harder and tighter at this poor, fleeting world that is slipping away from him; nothing sadder than to see how, as opportunities and capacities for the enjoyment of life dwindle, and dwindle, and dwindle, people become almost fierce in the desire to keep it.
It had brought him all he wished. That phrase is only used in the earlier Old Testament books, and there only in reference to a few persons. It is sad to see a man, as the world goes from him, grasping at its skirts as a beggar does at the retreating passer-by that refuses him an alms.
So may it be with us too, if we will, no matter what the duration or the externals of our life. We shall, I think, understand its meaning a little better if we make a very slight and entirely warranted change, and instead of reading 'full of years,' read 'satisfied with years.' It is possible, then, at the end of life to feel that it has satisfied one's wishes.
Death sets the solitary in families. There is no passion so weak but in some case it has 'mated and mastered the fear of death,' and it is possible for us all to come to that temper in which we shall be ready for either fortune, to live and serve Him here, or to die and enjoy Him yonder.
The men were satisfied with life; having exhausted its possibilities, having drunk a full draught, having nothing more left to wish for. How different from all this is the temper expressed in this text, rightly understood!
If your past has been a selfish past, a godless past, in which passion, inclination, whim, anything but conscience and Christ have ruled, your remembrances can scarcely be tranquil; nor your hopes bright. In the end, The Walking Dead delivered two shocking deaths, when it was only Glenn who died to Negan in the comics.
After Daryl (Norman Reedus) attempted to retaliate, Negan elected to punish them further by killing Glenn (Steven Yuen) as well. How far away the heaviness of heart when he journeyed to Mount Moriah with his boy, and whetted the knife to slay his son!
That calm, contemplative life, so unlike tho active, varied career of his father, also attained to this blessing at its close. He went to work as a dispatcher in the sheriff’s office when he was 19 and never left law enforcement. Length of days, competence, health, and friends are important; but neither these nor any other externals will make the difference between a life which, in the retrospect, will seem to have been sufficient for our desires, and one which leaves a hunger in the heart. He was buried, but also 'he was gathered to his people.' Walking Dead: What Did Gabriel Mean By "Half Orange"? Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. And so, brethren, life for every Christian man must be lonely. The day he entered the hospital was the couple’s second wedding anniversary.