An angel flew home to heaven last week. I did not know Samantha, but she went through cancer treatments at the same time as my friend Jennifer’s son Hatcher and they had become close. Hatcher was healed by God here on Earth and Samantha was healed by being taken home. Her father wrote something very heartfelt on her caring bridge page and I don’t think he would mind if I shared it.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/samanthaarnett/journal/2

It is the post dated Sept. 9, 2010. The part that stood out to me the most was when he said: ” He (God) has blessed us with the time we had with her and it isn’t like he took something from us that was not his to begin with. Yes, we did dedicate Samantha to Him when she was a baby. That is merely symbolic, we are all property of God. We call him Lord and yet forget what that means.”

Amen

Please keep the family of this remarkable little girl in your prayers. She is at peace, healed and whole. It is the rest of us who must deal with the sorrows of this world and wait for the time when we can be called to be with Him in His glory.