"A Conversation about Life and Death" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Rainbows Amidst Storms"

"A Review of the Master's Series of Poetry"

The Master’s hands were strong and hard

from years of work as a carpenter

just like his father.

The creation of His hands had a gentle quality

such as the toy camel and shepherd

He was crafting this night.

His sister had begged Him to make a toy for her child.

With love and humor, He worked several nights.

In the back of the villa, the room was small and cramped,

making the carving difficult as the oil lamp light flickered.

Entering the doorway with a quiet sweep of the door blanket

came His sister’s oldest son.

Many questions burned in the mind

of this young man on this night.

Quietly, he approached the Master

so as to not disturb His carving.

The young man whispered,

“Master, do you have time to speak with me?”

Gently and with love the Master set the little wooden carving

aside and reached for the boy’s shoulder saying,

“What is troubling you this night,

son of my sister?”

The boy replied,

“I am afraid about death

and where I will go when I die,

since no one alive

has ever been to the place that dead people go,

and returned,

how am I to know what to expect?”

With patience and the deepest of kindness

toward the concerns of the young man,

the Master spoke,

“Telling humanity of the world beyond death

would be like explaining

the sight of sunrise or sunset to a person

who had always been blind”

He further explained,

“Beyond our lifetime is a world inconceivable to the

senses of man,

beyond every gift rendered in this world around us. 

It is a world of being in the midst of eternal love

and never fearing again.

It is knowing light beyond any light we now know of

in this world.

It is never being alone again,

but cherished in the arms of a mother,

so will it be in the arms of our God forever

in eternal love,

peace and happiness.”

So He spoke to me,

the Master of my life.  

 

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