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\"death<\/a><\/p>\n

My wife lost her father last night.<\/p>\n

While we grieve this loss, we rejoice in his gain. Please pray for Wendy, her mother, her brothers, and all our children, as they face life without such a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.<\/p>\n

My favorite poet of all time is John Donne. He was a passionate poet preacher. While some of his poems will make you blush, others make you think. One of the latter is “Holy Sonnet 10” which he wrote about our victory over death.<\/p>\n

Holy Sonnet X<\/h2>\n

Death be not proud, though some have called thee
\nMighty and dreadful, for thou art not so.
\nFor those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow,
\nDie not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
\nFrom rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
\nMuch pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow.
\nAnd soonest our best men with thee do go,
\nRest of their bones, and soul’s delivery.
\nThou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
\nAnd dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
\nAnd poppy or charms can make us sleep as well,
\nAnd better than thy stroke. Why swell’st thou then?
\nOne short sleep past, we wake eternally,
\nAnd death shall be no more. Death, thou shalt die.<\/p>\n

~John Donne<\/p>\n

Wendy’s father really was one of “our best men.” But death has won no victory here. We look forward to the day we see him again in eternity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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