Showing posts with label hope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hope. Show all posts
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Dillon
Fall is such a bittersweet season.
Summer flickers out in proper order
with the beauty of reds and yellows glowing in morning sun,
the easy weather,
the fields dry and gold – a breathtaking way for nature to die.
The glory of summer’s slow hot days fades to the chilling glint of winter.
The blinding glitter of new snow,
the sunless skies,
bare branches in the wind waiting for spring – winter, beautiful and awful.
We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us (2 Corinthians 4:14). God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: he shall receive me (Psalm 49:15).
“Taste and see that the Lord is good,” we sang through tears.
Spring after winter.
Life after death.
Summer flickers out in proper order
with the beauty of reds and yellows glowing in morning sun,
the easy weather,
the fields dry and gold – a breathtaking way for nature to die.
The glory of summer’s slow hot days fades to the chilling glint of winter.
The blinding glitter of new snow,
the sunless skies,
bare branches in the wind waiting for spring – winter, beautiful and awful.
My 12-year-old cousin Dillon was killed in a 4 wheeler accident this week.
An early frost, hard and unexpected.
Life flickers out suddenly, leaves still green.
Winter follows summer without interlude.
That grin,
that energy,
that talent show performance,
that farm-loving Jesus-loving little boy,
that October afternoon.
We gather
to mourn what Dillon left behind
and celebrate what he has received.
A life cut short –– so vividly awful, so painfully beautiful.
An early frost, hard and unexpected.
Life flickers out suddenly, leaves still green.
Winter follows summer without interlude.
That grin,
that energy,
that talent show performance,
that farm-loving Jesus-loving little boy,
that October afternoon.
We gather
to mourn what Dillon left behind
and celebrate what he has received.
A life cut short –– so vividly awful, so painfully beautiful.
We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us (2 Corinthians 4:14). God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: he shall receive me (Psalm 49:15).
“Taste and see that the Lord is good,” we sang through tears.
Spring after winter.
Life after death.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Revelation 19:6-7
In mansions of glory and endless delight;
I'll ever adore thee in heaven so bright;
I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow;
if ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.
I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
"Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!"
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Holy City
Grandpa's CT scan showed that his cancer is also in his bones, spleen, liver, and lungs. It hurt to see him so uncomfortable and mostly unable to communicate. We played violin for him tonight in the hospice room. He's always requested "The Holy City" -- that's what I wish for him.
"I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve Him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
"I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve Him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
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