Yes, dear friend, it is a beautiful thought which our able Editor brought before us of the “sunset” of our lives, Especially the aged ponder on the thought that very soon, possibly, their day may end, and then the last sleep before the glorious awakening, when the trumpet shall sound, and the dead in Christ will rise first, and we who may be still alive shall be caught up with them in the air to be with the Lord for evermore.
What a glorious soul-reviving truth this is, written of in 1 Thessalonians 4. So many dear aged people have written to Dr. Wreford respecting this selfsame word, and to me. I received a check from a very dear friend on April 14th, with these words: “Will you give the enclosed to Dr. Wreford, and tell him that if I live a fortnight longer, I shall be ninety, so this will surely be my sun-setting offering. For six weeks I have been in torture with neuritis in my right arm—unable to dress or sleep, and every bit of strength leaving me, so I cannot think my release can be far off. —Yours very affectionately, —”
Have you ever seen a sunset, a real glorious sunset, with the sky golden with most heavenly light? I have, many a time. Even such I pray and believe my dear aged friend will have, for she has loved her Lord and Saviour for long, long years, and is just waiting and watching for Him to call her to Himself. So let us also watch and pray before the “sunset” hour.
Emily P. Leakey