A Great Woman of God

A memorial dinner for Aunty Mag...

Attending Aunty Mag's funeral and memorial dinner really got me thinking.

I would say I still feel a distance from the Lim family eventhough I've knwon them for almost 3 years. I think it's because we hardly meet. Maybe just twice a year. The person I'm closest to is probably Adeline. That's why I never got too excited about going for family gatherings.

To be honestly truthful, I was never close to Aunty Mag. I seriously can't remember when was the last time we spoke. When the 1st time I heard about Aunty Mag's illness, it didn't hit me as hard as it hit the Lims. 1stly, we weren't that close and 2ndly I didn't realize how serious it was.

My eyes were opened at her wake and memorial dinner. I've never seen so many people at a wake. I've never heard so many people going to the stage to give testimonies about the deceased. None of the people testified out of obligation. It was all from the heart. Some of the resounding phrases:

- Pastor Magdalene is such a beautiful woman
- She has blessed me
- Strong, powerful, loving, caring, encouraging, courage, energetic...
- She always prayed for me
- Didn't utter a word of complaint
- Woman of faith
- Passionate for God

Many many more... I never seen this side of her. Listening to all the testimonies really made me feel guilty. Here's someone so special in my very own family and I never tried to know her better. I'm grateful for the chance to visit her in the hospital the week she passed away. All I did was sing praises with her, massage her legs to try to minimize her discomfort, and hold her hands. It was the most memorable time I had with her.

She was on the hospital bed, couldn't really talk, no strength to move, yet... she kept praising God - non-stop!She would muster the strength to raise her hands in worship - just for a few seconds, over and over again. The whole time we were there (about 3 hrs), she just said yes, yes, yes (to God)... We kept singing praises as she just worshipped Him. So many thoughts ran thru my mind. If ever I was in her situation, critically ill, would I still be able to do that? Will there still be a passion to for Him? I have NEVER seen a patient like her before. Not only did she NOT complain, but she praised God all the time. Awesome... she was such a beautiful lady, a woman of God, a great wife and a great mum. I really admire her. I only wish I caught that 'passion' from her.

Dear Auntie Mag, you are STILL such a blessing.

Till we meet again, bye for now.