I didn’t even think it was him. Of course not. This big man lumbering slowly down the hospital hallway. The one I came to see would still be flat out in a hospital bed. But then, his wife appeared from behind him – and since I’ve known her since she was a little girl, well, he had to be him.

All our lives have seasons of tumult and challenge. Some of us began life in the most difficult circumstances. Along the journey we make mistakes, take detours and tumbles, get lost, have to try to catch up… But what matters at the end is Finishing Well. I knew a man – all too briefly – who Finished Well.