When someone we know dies without warning, we are struck with the shortness of life. We remember the last conversation we had with the person. If it was within hours of their death, we experience a kind of shock. If we meant to get in touch with them but had put if off until it is too late, we suffer guilt.
Peter said because life is like grass, it dies quickly we need to express our love now. He warns us not be insincere in our love and not to use affection to manipulate others, but to minister to one another with honest love. (1 Peter 1:22-25).
