“John 1

New King James Version

The Eternal Word

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. ⁴ In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ^[a]comprehend it.”

When God led me to St. Augustine the message was:

Show the people Mercy. Now, what does that mean? What does that look like? It means to serve God with spiritual gifts, retaining what you have seen Him do before and as my Mom always said, “Let’s Ride.”

I hear her beautiful cheerleading Spirit within me. She encouraged me so much when she was healthy and in her right mind and rooted in love.

While she was dying, she was struggling with fluid in her brain and was trying Botox injections to help. Suffering from constant headaches, worry and fragility of life. In her strength though? What a beautiful loving Mother she is. I constantly hear her say, “Thata girl.”

She is my biggest cheerleader, within the Love of God. I will always know the truth of her heart for she was and is my loving mother.

Dying is not easy on anyone. This is where we are to be most forgiving and the strength of Mercy is tested. I spoke to someone the other day and she explained how she was when she was about to die. She was angry. This is a human emotion when faced with death. Denial is also.

I know my Mom. Singing My Girl with us in the car growing up. That is the truth of my Mother.

The Truth of my Mother is the one who laughed with me until our stomachs hurt and we cried from joy.

That is my Mom. The one full of light, laughter and true love.
What death did to my Mother was not her, it was death.
What Christ is in my Mother is her. I will shine this truth everyday. People need to remember that the Love of God in her is the Truth. No darkness. Only light.

Micah 6:8

New King James Version

⁸ He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love ^[a]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

in Jesus’ name. Amen.