Celebration of Love

This morning in my silent moment suddenly I remember my friend, Kiki. She was an attractive girl, very active person. One day, she found out that her leg was swollen. She did a medical examination and the result was bad… very bad. She has a permanent kidney failure that made her went through hemodialysis. Her life depended on it. She tried an alternative medication too, but it wasn’t working. She struggled for 1.5 years with this disease. She died on January 2008.

I admire her; she has a strong will to live. She never gave up on anything. She smiled every time we visited her. I know how much it hurt, to go through from one hemodialysis to another especially for her. When the doctor couldn’t find her blood vessel, they searched and searched till they found it. The last blood vessel available for her hemodialysis was on her chest.

There was one man who stood by her every time, her husband. I saw his sincere and unconditional love. They were still dating when she found out about the disease. 3 months later he proposed her and they got married not long after it. He stood by her in every situation, he was a very patient man. Maybe he was her reason to stay alive, to be stronger, and to smile no matter how hurtful the medication was.

Today is a Good Friday, a celebration of love. Jesus Christ died on the cross for us, He sacrifice His life for us. There are no greater love than this, as He always said, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13).

This day Christ shows His great love to the world as He died on the cross. May you follow Him in faith and share His love to the world…