When Death Comes Too Soon

How can you summarize the life of Curtis Ryan? The words of the obituary convey nothing of the real personality that was shown through his life. They list some brief facts, but they are too fragmentary to express the full impact of his life upon yours.

All of us realize that life is a gift of God and we somehow vaguely realize that death is a part of living.

James, the Apostle, said: "For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away."

James was reminding us that life is a fragile thing. The death messenger comes to every person who draws a breath of life in this world. No one can escape it ... Death comes to the King in his palace ... Death comes to the beggar beside the road ... Death comes to those who don't want to li…