July 14, 2012 – Relevant

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There is somberness today as my children grieve with their friends. It is a different kind of grief than what you experience when you lose someone close to you. You hurt because your friend hurts. You look for ways to ease their pain. The pain is easier to bear when the deceased served the Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 14:13, “Then I heard further [perceiving, the distinct words of] a voice from heaven, saying, Write this: Blessed (happy, to be envied) are the dead from now on who die in the Lord! Yes, blessed (happy, to be envied indeed), says the Spirit, [in] that they may rest from their labors, for their works (deeds) do follow (attend, accompany) them!”

  • Ashley is blessed.
  • Ashley is happy.
  • Ashley is to be envied indeed.
  • Ashley is resting from her labor.
  • Ashley’s works followed her to heaven.
  • Ashley’s deeds accompanied her.

Our only hope is in the Lord.

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I grew up on Elim Bible Institute, Lima NY and Pinecrest Bible Training Center (Now called Bethany Bible Training Center), Salisbury Center, NY, where my father, Charlie Cary, was the maintenance man. When we moved back to Iowa, (12), I joined the "Gospel Lighthouse Telecast" choir, a local weekly program sponsored by the Gospel Lighthouse in Batavia. I have read the Bible through, every year, since I was 13. I became the church janitor when I was 16 and played piano for services. I moved to Fairfield and started playing the piano, when I was 18, at the Fairfield Foursquare Church. I married David Fishel there when I was 20. At 21, I became secretary/treasurer and served for 24 years, stepping down due to a health issue that restricts me to my home. My husband now attends a new satellite church of Faith Christian Outreach Center, Mt. Pleasant, where our youngest son is the drummer. We have three grown children and one grandchild.

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