Ephphatha

....well actually that is not entirely true. sometimes i think death and funerals and all that can be a very good thing but sometimes death just plain out sucks.

here is why i am lamenting death. i had a funeral on saturday for a dear old man- that was fine, nice celebration of a great life indeed. but immediately after the service i went to the house of a young couple in our church to talk about the service for their three year old daughter who died last wednesday. that is the kind of death that just sucks.

tonight was the reviewal for the immediate family and friends. it is so unconceivable for me to think about losing my own children- just cannot even fathom it. the parents of little kealee howver are doing an amazing job of dealing with all of this- claiming that their faith gives them the peace they need. i am amazed and humbled at their faith. and know that the only thing that will get them through this is the promise of the resurrection. thanks be to god for that promise and gift.

please pray for julie, chris and the entire family of kealee andersen. also please pray for the advent community as we try to be the community they need us to be as they grieve, mourn, and begin to live a life without their daughter.

i realize this is all ramble, but i just needed to get it down, and ask for your prayers.

thanks

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