The Other Side
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the
examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what
lies on the other side."
Very quietly the doctor said, "I
don't know."
"You don't know? You, a Christian
man, do not know what is on the
other side?"
The doctor was holding the handle
of the door; on the other side of
which came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door a dog
sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of
gladness.
Turning to the patient, the
doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He
didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here,
and when the door opened
he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing: I know my Master is there, and that is enough. And when the door opens, I will pass through it with gladness, but with no fear."
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