Two Brief Good-byes

Here is a post from Justin Taylor's blog. I didn't know Zac Smith. But I did know Mary Pearson and have been praying for her and (still am) for her family.

Zac Smith and Mary Pearson Didn't Waste Their Cancer

Zac Smith is with Jesus. He fought the good fight of faith. He finished the race. He kept the faith. He’s entered into the joy of his Master. He didn’t waste his life, and he didn’t waste his cancer.

Here’s the video he made several months ago:

The Story of Zac Smith from NewSpring Media on Vimeo.

Please also remember in your prayers the family of Mary Pearson, wife of Desiring God board member Mitch Pearson and mother of four.

Jon Bloom writes:

O God, thank you for the life of Mary Pearson. Thank you especially that you gave her new life. Thank you for delivering her from the domain of darkness and transferring her to the kingdom of your beloved Son (Colossians 1:13), which she is now experiencing in a measure that just a few short hours ago she could not have even imagined. And have mercy on her precious husband and children. Sustain them as they endure the painful amputation of her presence and the difficult road ahead.

And, Father, we want your Son, Jesus, to return and bring all these tears and pain and death to an end. May it be soon! In Jesus’ name, amen.

“Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8).

As Justin says, Come quickly, Lord Jesus.