Wow, today was a good day. A very good day. I don't know if you have ever had those moments that you walk into, but you did not expect. Well today that happened. But it was a good thing. Let me say first off, that I do not like funerals at all. I know most people are in this boat, but i really don't like funerals. Ever since my mom passed away three years ago, I just don't do funerals well. But today, I wanted to be there for a friend of mine, she is probably closer to a younger sister than a friend, but back to the story. I head to this funeral because her grandmother passed away. I am already a little nervous about it, because I don't know how I am going to handle them. But the pastor started presiding over the funeral and I was doing well. Then the pastor began to speak on what would be missed about the loved one. She painted a beautiful picture. Then she said that the song she was probably singing was, "On my Knees and I cried Holy." I was not familiar with this song, but she began to sing it. Which I am always impressed when a preacher can preach and sing. The song's lyrics when like this:
I dreamed of a city called Glory,
So bright and so fair.
When I entered that gate I cried holy;
The angels all met me there:
They carried me from mansion to mansion,
And oh what sites I saw.
But I said, "I want to see Jesus,
He's the One who died for all."
Chorus:
Then I bowed on my knees and cried,
"Holy, (holy) holy, (holy) holy."
Then I clapped my hands and sang, "Glory,
Glory to the Son of God."
I thought as I entered that city,
My friends all knew me well.
They showed me the streets of heaven;
Such scenes too numerous to tell;
I saw Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Mark, Luke and Timothy.
But I said, "I want to see Jesus,
He's the One who died for me."
As I listened to that beautifully written song, I saw my mom singing that song to Jesus. The next thing that happened caught me by surprise. I had peace. A peace that I have yet to experience when thinking on the lost of my mother. It was as if God said to me, she is where she needs to be. It was awesome! So in the midst of a funeral, I found my peace, I found Closure! Amen!
