As I Lay On My Death Bed
Click on thumbnail for larger image. "Louise Vernet on Her Death Bed" by Paul-Hippolyte Delaroche.
You know, it's the oddest thing. The morning of my near fatal auto accident of June 6, 2007, before I left for work, the idea for this poem just "popped" into my head by the Spirit. I didn't have any idea why at the time, but began writing it anyway. I thought perhaps it was to give comfort to someone who had lost a loved one to death, but in the same token, I could have easily been killed in the accident, and didn't merely because as Father Yahweh states, "I will show compassion on whom I will show compassion, and I will show mercy on whom I will show mercy." (Romans 9:15) May it give comfort to those who need it, and joy and strength to those who may be going through it. There IS better on the "other side" if you are His child! Love to you in Him! Peggy.
As I lay on my death bed,
strength ebbing from my bones,
I felt the greatest sense of joy
that I'd soon be going Home.No more could Satan hamper me,
he'd hold no sway on me,
I've been sealed with the Spirit
now throughout eternity.I knew my time had finally come,
but felt no fear at all,
for when the Savior spoke to me,
I responded to His call.I'd spent my later years on earth
doing all I could for Him,
and soon would cast before His feet
my golden diadems.I've made my peace with all my foes,
and righted all my wrongs;
can't wait to see Him face to face
and raise my voice in song.And spend forever serving Him,
having passed the test,
and passing to the "other side",
finally get true rest.
With love to my Bridegroom and His Father forever!
Peggy McIlveene
June 6, 2007 (completed July 27, 2007)
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones. (Psalm 116:15)
