Good dying young

Andrew Breitbart dead at 43. The pain is familiar. My brother died before 50 with three children under 10. I asked God about this familiar question. This is what I heard.

A question for God
Lord:
Why do the good die young?
Why do evil monsters
die in their beds and
not in a roadside ditch?

It's not fair.
It's not right.
Why so short?
Such a loss.

My beloved:
Billy Graham lives at 93 &
wonders why he isn't home.
Jesus dead at 33. Holy sacrifice.
Richer life than any ever lived.

You think life's secret tis
to live long & die in bed.
True blessed life lives life fully
whatever gift of time is given.

Your problem is perception
of time and reward.
100 years is less of eternity
than planck's limit is to you.

Your time here is short
so live life to the fullest.
Then join Me my beloved
in joyful eternal bliss.

© Presbypoet 3-1-12