Afterword

In the Foreword to this book, Richard Scott writes that anyone facing serious illness or death must ask themselves: “What am I going to do about it?” These reflections – written by two men of deep faith, who helped countless suffering souls – provide tremendous wisdom in response to this question.

All Things New

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Revelation 21:5

The yearning of the whole world reaches out toward the day when Christ will make everything new. Yes, everything, without exception, everything will be made new.

Our Hope

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30

In the Bible death is not just a matter of being transferred into the hereafter. No, death is a spirit, which enters in when we do not know where to turn, when we are downcast, despairing. Death comes to us when we are caught up in the march of time, in the things of this world, when we cannot see more than the past, or beyond money, house, and land. This is death.

Through the Valley

About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Matthew 27:46

Praise God that Jesus passed through the valley of the shadow of death for us! And for him it was gloomier than it could possibly be for any human being. He felt abandoned even by God, and yet in his forsakenness he was still able to cry out, “My God! My God!”