As a pastor for 35 years, I have had this experience many times, realizing this was the last time I would see a person, or be with a group of people on a holy-day. I remember vividly visiting a woman who was dying and she said, "I just didn't realize that that was my last Christmas Eve singing carols with y'all in church." Such a painfully sweet moment as we both remembered that night, and sang Silent Night softly together.
On Nov 9, 2021 Edith Bird wrote :