Don Romano 🍹
One of my uncles, whom I trust and respect, let me know that my mother has confessed to him om her deathbed her profound belief in Jesus Christ as her saviour.
She has received her blessings from the country priest.
I'm not religious, but I very much understand how one could become religious. Life can be lonely, brutal, unjust and unforgiving. There is comfort and peace to be found in having God at your side.
Don Romano 🍹
I'm considering if I should read a verse from the Bible to my mother.
She might not be able to hear it, and she knows I'm not a believer, but I want to do it for her.
I feel somewhat hesitant about it, because she hasn't been very forward about her newfound belief to me or my father. She's very particular about who gets to know particular things. I think she's made some decisions about this and are sticking to them.
Don Romano 🍹
I admit feeling a bit hurt by the fact that she won't talk about certain things to some of us, but I don't think that's unusual. Dying people make up their minds about certain things.
I haven't got on well with my mother in my adult years. We would often get into arguments when we tried to sit down and talk properly, so we've been avoiding that, and have limited ourselves to practical matters and declarations of affection.
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