Aug 8, 2011

Reality Check: Life is but a breath

I'm kind of in a somber mood tonight.  I've just been thinking about the fraility of life and how fleeting it is. 

My friend Andrea shared something on facebook tonight about a young mom and her almost full term baby who were in a tragic car accident this past week.  A dump truck crossed the line.  They were rushed to the hospital but in the end neither survived.  Her husband and three year-old daughter are left behind. 

It really hit home for me.  Do you know how many times I've passed a big truck like that and thought to myself, "it would only take one slip of the wheel....".  It's sobering really. 

Ok, I don't mean to be depressing but it IS reality isn't it?   Most days I live as if I will see the next.  As if the next day is guaranteed even though I know it isn't really. 

Psalm 39:5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.  My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.

It's good for me to remember how fragile life can be.  I tend to forget.








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