I saw the Pope say mass once. Granted, I was like a mile away but I felt it was something special, almost magical. He was God's spokesman and he spoke to us. It rocked.
Everyone and their mother on the internet is saying something about him and his passing. And I think that more will be said as time passed and history has time to judge.
But for me, I think that he died peacefully, perhaps joyfully.
When I was a student at St. Mary's College (now University of St. Mary) I worked food-service at the Sister's of Charity Motherhouse. It was a nursing home for nuns. And when these women became sick and got ready to die, they were seemed very happy. Happy to leave the weight of weak bodies and slipping minds. They expressed that they were ready be with God after years of service.
How great is that? Not just that you have been saved, but you gave your life to Him and now you get your reward.
And those were just your average (!) everyday nun. I'm going to assume that even a man as humble as John Paul II is looking forward to a reward for a job done well.
Rest in peace and Joy Karol Józef Wojtyła. You deserve it.
--Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace
----Luke 2:29
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word
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