Dear Trudy,
My father passed away suddenly three years ago from an accident. He was only 60 years old and full of life.
The morning of his accident, my dad came into the kitchen to give my mother a kiss before he headed out to do some yard work.
My mom told me later that he looked so happy, and that she could see a wonderful warm light around him. Of course at the time she thought nothing about it.
My father was working on the roof of my parents’ house and unfortunately fell and was badly hurt. He passed away peacefully in the hospital with all his family around him the next day.
Do you think the light that my mother saw around my father was Jesus’ way of letting her know that he was about to be called home to heaven?
Sincerely,
Cynthia M.
Dear Cynthia,
Thank you for the beautiful letter about your dad. Although it is very sad to lose a parent so young, you know for sure he is in heaven now and did not have to suffer long. His reward is eternal peace and comfort with God.
I have seen the glow you speak of many times around patients just before they die. They often look as if they already have one foot in heaven, they are so peaceful. They develop an otherworldly look about them that appears to be so pure and holy. Their eyes often shine brightly and they look very happy.
How wonderful that your dad kissed your mother before he went outside to fix the roof. He left her with such a loving memory. God is so close to people as He calls them home that I often think it is His reflection that we see when that glow appears. How good He is to have allowed her to see your dad in this way just before he died, and to be comforted by that understanding.
Blessings,
Trudy Harris
Trudy gets so many questions from Guideposts readers, we decided to make her answers a regular feature on her blog. If you have a story about a “glimpse of heaven,” please share it with us. Send it to glimpsesofheaven@guideposts.org.
