Yesterday was a day of highs and lows...I guess some days are just like that. We get to experience a swing of emotions so wide that it takes our breath away and then it all has to process through our hearts and minds for hours.
I think endings are the hardest part. Learning of the death of a friend is certainly a low. When that friend is only 8 years older than you, it sends all kinds of questions through your brain, not the least of which is, "Why, God?" Needing to ask God that question feels lower...although I know He welcomes our questions, even the hard ones.
God's timing in our lives is impeccable though. A family in our congregation called me several days ago to ask if I would baptize their daughter after services on Sunday, which I was delighted to do. And as this little girl committed her life to Christ, and came up out of the baptismal waters, I was struck by the collision of life and death on the very same day. One family grieves. One family rejoices.
My friend, John, lived a life dedicated to God, his family, and the church. He wasn't perfect but he was a servant who loved the Lord and wanted to see as many people as possible come to know and love Him too. Which is what my sweet young friend Laura did on Sunday through her baptism. She proclaimed her love for Jesus and committed her life to serving Him.
That is what it is really all about. Loving God and serving Him from the day you commit to Him to the day He calls you home, regardless of how much time passes in between. So I am grateful for the memories that yesterday brought...memories of old friends and lives spent serving our Father. And memories of new friends and the special time we shared together.
Being a witness to lives well spent and decisions well made is a grand privilege.
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