He had touched many hearts during his brief one-hundred-thirteen-day life.
She recalled having heard that it must be a very special incarnation for that soul who completes a lifetime so quickly. She lit both sides of the candle the morning after he passed, loving and honoring his passing while offering continuing prayers for his twin brother.
The twin-flame candle had been gifted to her, touted as both odorless and dripless. It had previously been both, but this morning she saw one l-o-n-g drip from the right side flame — running all the way to the base.
It was as though she was seeing the sacred honoring of his life with this one tear drip….
In Psalm 90:12 it is clear that Moses contrasts the brevity of life with our eternal nature: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (New International Version)