Bess Clarke Promoted
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15
I was in my early twenties when I met Bess, and she quickly became a Christian mentor and dear friend. She was 35 years older than me, and I was her new pastor’s wife. Over these many decades, we’ve done lots of enjoyable projects together–planted a church, planned events, took family vacations. We’ve shared long chats, heartaches, celebrations and prayers. We talked about things like loving our husbands and kids, about household stuff and how to love unlovable people. She reminded me to enjoy motherhood and to live with dignity and purity. (Funny, all those things are found in Titus 2–”older women should teach the younger women…”. I wonder if she considered that?)
Her friendship was a great encouragement, and over the years, she became a trusted confidant and wise counsel. At the age of 92, Bess died this week. She’s joyfully in heaven today. Steve and I will travel to Oklahoma City and back on Saturday, so he can help with the funeral.
When my life is done, I hope that I’ve impacted someone’s life for Christ as much as Bess impacted mine.
God cares deeply when one of His loved ones dies. ”Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15
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