I find it very hard to discuss faith with my elderly neighbor, Frau Kraus, who is a lifelong traditional Catholic. Much of her talk revolves around the graveyard: deceased acquaintances, watering plants on the family plot and wondering whether her daughters will visit her grave. One day, in the middle of all this, she said unexpectedly, “I wonder what it will be like to be dead, if it’s really like they tell us.” I took the rare opportunity to tell her some verses from the Bible and share about my hope of heaven. She listened quietly and then went on to describe a flower arrangement for the grave.  Please pray for more opportunities for meaningful conversation with her.

Renae Thompson - Germany