Genesis.

Genesis.

Even in darkness the light shines. In dad’s greatest grief he always could see the good in people because he believed God could and would change them through the power of the gospel. He was patient with people for whom I had no patience. He with gracious with people for whom I had no time. He let people work for him long after he should have fired them He could always see the light.

Many of us have been encouraged by his faith in us, but it was really his faith in God to work through us. No matter how dark it got, dad could see the light of God’s glory reflected in us. It wasn’t that he was patient with us, which is how we experienced it. It was that his heart was fixed on Jesus and he was trusting the Lord when the rest of us couldn’t do it anymore. He could see the light. Now he sees it more clearly and more brightly, but he could always see it. Even in darkness the light shines for the gracious and compassionate man.

Excerpt from the message my father gave at my grandfather’s funeral.

Today is the two week anniversary of my grandfather’s death. Tomorrow is the one year aniversery of the terrorist attacks on NYC and the pentagon. Destruction is a powerful motivator. I don’t think that it is an accident. The world was designed to work this way. A cycle of life if you will. The examples are everywhere. A rotting tree fertilizes the land around it. Jesus died that we might have life. Death is required. But it is up to us to make something out of it. Be it rebuilding New York or merely believing. Don’t forget what got you where you are. Build on history. Look to the light in the darkness. In that light you will find God.

Many thanks from me and my family to all of you for your support over the past couple of weeks.

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