Memorial Song

My Father died January 9th, 2009. On that night, I wrote this:

People have asked me, "How do I feel?" I feel like I can't express it. It's a mixture of so much. I'm sad. Obviously. I'm missing all the times I could have had with my dad. He won't see me graduate. He won't be there to go on camping trips. He won't be there to tell me that he's proud or tell me that he loves me.

But I have something above that. My hope was never set on the people of this world or in the joys of it. My hope was set on Christ alone. The one who I love most is still there, and will always be. And my dad gets to go meet him.

I am less sad about the time I have lost with my dad, than I am happy about the eternity to come later. I am missing but a passing shadow with him. I will walk the mountains and valleys with him one day. I will look him in the eyes and say, "I love you daddy."

So I am sad, yes. But how can I despair when faced with the present joy of knowing Christ. Not to mention the future reunion with my father. I love Christ. Death to me is life to my whole being. For those who also love God with their whole heart it is merely a temporary separation.

How am I? In Christ alone my hope is found. It is well, it is well with my soul.

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