No invincibility period in life

A friend of mine died suddenly on Sunday. Julie Chen was a super sweet girl with a quick smile, and I'll definitely miss her. She had gone to the Phillipines to do missions work and apparently died of an asmtha attack while jogging.

It seems really random. It may sound crazy, but it would almost be easier to accept if she'd died in a caraccident, or even at the hands of someone, because then you could blame the car, or the person. But this way, there's no one to blame; it's just part of life. I'm glad to know where she's going next, and that God must have had a reason for calling her home. This is definitely one of those times where I have to remind myself that if there really is a God (and I think there is), then He knows more than I do, and if I can't see the pattern or the purpose, He can.

People say that teenagers think they're invincible. That may be true, but for me at least, I have this false notion sometimes that life is risky during your teenage years, but once you get to your mid-twenties, you're pretty much safe until your fifties. This was an unpleasant reminder that every day is a blessing, and not promised to us. There's no invincibility period.