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| He is Not Here - Walter Rane |
Just under two weeks ago we heard our friends, Ryan and Renae, had lost their son. He was their youngest, the baby of ten. I could hardly take it in and my mother's heart broke for my friends.
Today was the funeral. It was the most beautiful funeral I've ever been to. The church was packed with people who love them. They had chairs set up in the gym all the way up onto the stage. Classrooms were full of people too who watched the funeral on televisions. Every member of Colt's family participated in his funeral. All his sisters, one of his brothers and both his mom and dad spoke. When I saw the program I wondered how they would manage to speak. Each person testified of Christ and the hope they have in Him, the hope they had that they would be with Colt again someday. There was sadness, but not despair. That was how they could manage to do it, because of their faith in Christ.
This is why it is important to center our homes and lives on Christ. Hard times will come. We will lose those we love, but with Christ as our companion, friend and helper there is hope - bright, living hope.
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