He should have been here
To sit with his family.
He should have been here
To pray with the college students.
He should have been here
To comfort us in our grief.
He should have been here
To help with the technology for such a large event.
He should have been here
To preach a sermon of hope and resurrection.
In a recent sermon
He wondered “what is mine to do?”
Well friend, your tasks are done;
You have only to dwell in the house of the Lord.
Your tasks are now ours to do.
We need to sit with your family.
We need to pray with the college students.
We need to comfort each other.
We need to learn the technology.
We need to teach hope and resurrection.
You taught us and inspired us and empowered us
To pick up the tasks that were yours to do.
Well done, good and faithful servant.
Now rest in peace from your labors.
Not goodbye, just
Until we meet again.
