So what makes a meaningful life? Some people live a long time,
seemingly without purpose and without much positive impact. When is a life “fully
lived?”
I have been thinking a lot about this because of a heroic little boy in
our church who died on April 4 at the age of seven months. His name is
Shepard Summerlin. He and his parents fought valiantly and faithfully, he was
treated at a world-class hospital by wonderfully competent and caring doctors
and nurses, but finally he passed away.
It was my privilege to preside at both his dedication to the Lord and
at his funeral. On those occasions I tried to point out how Jesus loves little
ones and how they are saved and taken to heaven, not because they are sinless,
but because of Jesus’ atoning sacrifice. “Let the children come to me, and do
not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God "(Luke 18:16)
