Life Is A Journey Completed

This past Sunday, I attended the dedication of a memorial bench in honour of a well-respected minister who was the pastor of  an historic church in the Olde Sandwich Towne district of Windsor. Sandwich First Baptist Church was organized in the early 1840's, by escaped slaves from the Southern States. Rev. Burey, who was an avid student of history worked tirelessly to preserve not only the building, but educate the community concerning its importance. The church has now been designated a "National Historic Site".

Rev. Burey was a Jamaican Canadian who was involved in the larger community as well as the spiritual health of the church community. He was also a husband and father.  I will not go on to list all the credentials of this very vital and active man who passed away in 2003, but the inscription on the bench interested me.

Life Is A Journey Completed.  It gave me pause to think of my own journey.  Am I making use of all the opportunities God has given me to affect my community and the people I love? I think I have been doing my best with my children, my work, friends and relatives.  Is my own journey a fulfilling one, for me as well as pleasing to God? There are so many facets of my life I don't get a chance to work on.  I am really looking forward to retirement, when I think I will have time to do all the things I have been putting off! I'd better be well enough to do all those things!

This is something I must think about more fully, and perhaps report back to you!