Monday, January 4, 2010

OBITUARY NOTICE

I do not like to be the one to tell of bad news but our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members,Someone Else.

Someone's passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years. Someone did far more than a normal person's share of the work. Whenever there was a job to do, a class to teach, or a meeting to attend, one name was on everyone's list."Let Someone Else do it." Whenever leadership was mentioned, this wonderful person was looked to for inspiration as well as results; "Someone Else can work with that group."

It was common knowledge that Someone Else was among the most liberal givers in our church. Whenever there was a financial need, everyone just assumed Someone Else would make up the difference.

Someone Else was a wonderful person; sometimes appearing superhuman. Were the truth known, everybody expected too much of Someone Else. Now Someone Else is gone! We wonder what we are going to do. Someone Else left a wonderful example to follow, but who is going to follow it? Who is going to do the things Someone Else did?

When you are asked to help this year, remember -- we can't depend on Someone Else anymore.

Pastor Jack

1 comment:

  1. I can relate to this message in a number of ways. I feel like I have been "someone else" many times. With the passing of my mother, I (someone else) had to take on the responsibilities of all the arrangements and the estate. I, as a mother, have been that "someone else" when there were needs that needed to be taken care of.
    Too often we do depend on "someone else" to take care of things because others are too selfish to help out. It would be nice if others would take on the responsibilities of lifes simplest doings instead of depended on others.
    I enjoyed this and I plan to read more or your blogs.

    I love you and thanks,
    your neice,
    Lynne

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