{"product_id":"2940151293457","title":"The Blessing of Dying Grace","description":"Most people are afraid of dying, whether due to the fear of judgment or lack of understanding of what lies on the other side.  Either way, facing the inevitable is difficult, at best.\u003cbr\u003e   Yet, God has shown us that we needn't fear death...we see dying relatives happily reaching out for heavenly beings that no one else can see.  We hear of martyrs singing praise to God as they're led to their execution.  How can this be?  What's their secret?\u003cbr\u003e   Dying Grace.\u003cbr\u003e   History is filled with examples of Dying Grace. Consider these last words:\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, said, \"The waters are rising, but so am I.  I am not going under, but over.\"\u003cbr\u003eThomas Goodwin, pastor.  \"Ah, this is dying?  How have I dreaded as an enemy this smiling friend.\"\u003cbr\u003eDr. William Hunter – \"If I had strength to hold a pen, I would write down how easy and pleasant a thing it is to die.\"\u003cbr\u003e   Aeneas Sylvius (who later became Pope) testified to the Dying Grace that God provided in the deaths of martyrs Johannes (John) Huss in 1415, and Jerome of Prague in 1416.  Sylvius said, \"Both bore themselves with constant mind when their last hour approached.  They prepared for the fire as if they were going to a marriage feast.  They uttered no cry of pain.\"  \u003cbr\u003e   Martyr John Hooper, bishop of Worchester and Gloucester, was nearly an hour in the fire, \"patiently bearing the extremity thereof, neither moving forwards, backwards, not to any side, but he died as quietly as a child in his bed.\"  \u003cbr\u003e   Modern-day doctors and nurses who have witnessed Dying Grace agree that it's a peaceful experience.  The patient often shows joy at the prospect of leaving this life...even beckoning the unseen to come for them.\u003cbr\u003e   Sir William Barrett, a Professor of Physics at the Royal College of Science in Dublin was one of the first to examine the subject seriously.  In 1926, Dr. Barrett published his findings in a book called, 'Death Bed Visions.'  \u003cbr\u003e   Dr. Karlis Osis interviewed thousands of doctors, nurses and others who had been in attendance at a death, which resulted in the book, \"At the Hour of Death.\" (1977)\u003cbr\u003e   Both doctors had discovered interesting aspects of the death experience that are not easily explained.\u003cbr\u003e   \"The Blessing of Dying Grace\" explores this and more, taking us on a journey from skepticism to belief.","brand":"Sherri Wallace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157188559088,"sku":"2940151293457","price":2.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151293457_p0.jpg?v=1764009641","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151293457","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}