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FRIENDS GONE BY

3/31/2016

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                                                                        FRIENDS GONE BY

                                 (This article should have been written
                                 back in January, but we kept putting
                                 it off, again and again, until now.)

                                 We find it rather interesting that most
                                 of us believe we shall live in this mortal
                                 realm forever. And so we are stunned
                                 when friends we have known for 10, 20 
                                 years suddenly are no longer members
                                 of our earthly fellowship.

                                 During the last six months of 2016, we
                                 bid farewell to five of our friends that 
                                 we saw regularly on a weekly basis. 
                                 Three of these came every Sunday 
                                 to the church we attended. And so,
                                 for us, the last six months of 2016
                                 placed us within a definite season
                                 of mourning.
                             
                                 St. Paul has written, O death where 
                                 is thy sting," (1 Corinthians 15:55),
                                 inferring, of course, to the resurrection
                                 of Jesus Christ, and to the comfort
                                 this knowledge gives to those who
                                 mourn.
 
                                 But, for us, we have felt the sting of
                                 of death for those we have gotten to
                                 know and treasure. And it has
                                 been painful.
     
                                 With the advent of a new year, we
                                 do what is required. We move ahead,
                                 but with a slightly slower step and
                                 and a deeper appreciation for the
                                 life we live.
                   
                                 Still...
                                 The empty chairs
                                 The familiar voices
                                 The friendly smiles
                                 The warm greetings

                                 O Lord, where are they now?
                                 When shall we meet them again?
                                 We live for that day when we may
                                 see them again.
                         
                                 (Written March 11, 2016)

                                 (On March 23,2016, our thirteen
                                 year-old great-nephew, Emery
                                 Robinson passed away of a
                                 sudden unexpected illness.)

                                 And still, our lives go on,
                                 for a little while.
              
                                 
 
 
                                 
 

                                 
                                 

                                 

                                 
                                 
                                     
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