There's an old story from Burton's 1000 and One Nights about a guy in the market in Mecca who sees Death. Death sees him, looks really surprised and heads toward him. The guy jumps on his horse and rides 3 days to Medina. He jumps off his horse figuring he's beaten Death when Death taps him on the shoulder. The guy says” I beat you for 3 days. I saw you in the market and knew you were coming for me. At least I slowed you down.” Death said” I was surprised to see you in the market in Mecca since I knew you'd be here in 3 days. I was coming over to ask you how you planned to get here so quickly.” Death catches us all . You can run all you want, fight all you want; Death still gets you. He got my friend John Burcham this last weekend. John fought for over 2 years but Death got him anyway. John found humor in his situation. He had dutifully gone for a colonoscopy when he turned 50. That's when the doc found the Stage 4 colo-rectal cancer. The doc said” You've probably had that for 20 years.” So much for that medical theory. John did have a strong belief in Christ and the Resurrection so I hope to see him and some of you again. Of course, it could be very warm where I end up in which case, I'll see the rest of you. Don't hassle Death when he comes. Remember, he's just the ticket agent. You bought the ticket.