Arthur Came to Visit

“Arthur is here again!” declared Grandma as we entered the room. Arthur visited Grandma often in her last years. It was an ache deep in her joints and particularly in her fingers and toes.

No creams or meds seemed to cut the pain of arthritis (Arthur) which beset her. My siblings and I now understand what that pain was doing to the physical and emotional being of Grandma. It is an inheritance we did not easily accept.

The inheritance we all did accept, however, is the faith in Jesus Christ that Grandma shared, despite the pains and heartaches of this world. No matter how deep the pain, she knew that her eternal home, free from

the burdens of this world, would be in heaven with her Lord.