Scripture:
“I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.”
— Deuteronomy 30:19 (NIV)
There’s no such thing as a dying person. You are either living, or you are not.
The world likes to soften the edges of loss by calling someone “terminal” or “dying.” But in God’s eyes, as long as there is breath, there is life. And life is sacred until its final note.
Every heartbeat is still a moment of divine creation. Every inhale is God’s Spirit whispering, “I am still here.”
When we call someone “dying,” we often step back. We mourn too soon. We dim our laughter, lower our voices, and build distance where there should be closeness. But Jesus never did that. When He stood at Lazarus’s tomb, He didn’t speak to death — He spoke life into it.
Here’s the important part:
It’s not our job to decide when someone’s story is over. It’s our calling to honor the life that remains — to hold their hand, tell the stories, share the love, and stay present in the holy space between earth and eternity.
Because in Christ, even death is not the end. It’s a doorway. And until that door opens, we are standing on living ground.
So today, don’t see “the dying.” See the living.
Speak life. Offer laughter. Bring light.
And trust that God is still writing beauty — right up to the final breath.