Death Is Not Dying
May 14th, 2009 at 4:15 pm (Theology, Video, clanMcGraw.com)
From the Fish with Trish blog, where Trish writes:
Someone messaged me hours ago on facebook and urged and me to watch a video entitled, “Death is Not Dying: A Faith that Saves”. So I did. And just 10 minutes into it, I pressed pause and went into my husband’s office and said, “Do you have a little bit of time to watch something with me?” “Sure.” He answered.
I pulled up my chair next to his and he and I watched “Death is Not Dying: A Faith that Saves” which is a talk from Rachel Barkey a 37 year old wife and mother of two was diagnosed with terminal cancer. If a miracle doesn’t occur, Rachel only has weeks to live and will leave this earth and all the things precious to her…but she’s is convinced that death is not dying.
“Cancer does not define me,” she says. “Neither does being a wife or a mother. All these things are part of who I am but they do not define me.” Watch as she shares what defines her.
I listened to the talk today. It is absolutely amazing, to listen to a woman whose days are few share her thoughts on dying. It reminded me of Randy Pausch’s ‘Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’ lecture, which he gave approximately 9 months before passing away. However, Rachel’s talk is centered on how her Christian faith impacts the way that she deals with her cancer.
If you have the time, watch her online: Death Is Not Dying. If you don’t have the time, make the time.
