Mortality

I had a sobering reminder of the fleeting nature of life yesterday, when I attended the funeral of a friend and work colleague, a 37-year-old man who had died this week as a result of injuries sustained in a May 18 car accident. It was a very odd experience to look at Chris in the coffin and recollect the many conversations and laughs we'd shared. With a LOT of older relatives, I am well used to deaths and funerals, but this is the first time I can remember the death of a friend YOUNGER than I am. I guess I'd better get used to it, though ... I'm going to keep getting older, and expect to be around for several more decades yet. Oh, I know that my times are in the Lord's hands - but with a good genetic heritage (grandmothers of 102 and 93, for instance), I think my chances for a long life are pretty good.