A Eulogy for Gary

Look! Dad has moved into our neighborhood, making his home with us!  We are his children and He is Dad! He'll wipe every tear from our eyes!  Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, PAIN GONE—all the first order of things gone!.....Revelation 21:3-4

Tribute Video

A homeless brother of ours named Gary recently passed away.  A sister of ours named Patricia recently had breakfast with him at Hometown Buffet cause, “you can eat all day there!”  Our brother lived in the woods for years, broken and hurt.  He tried to assimilate into society but because of the pain inside of him, he just couldn’t.  Did he jump into the river or fall?.....Either way, our hearts are hurting and we will miss him. 

If you are reading this, we ask that you pray for the loved ones left behind including all of us, his brothers and sisters.  We also ask that you pray for his wife Jesse who is developmentally delayed and in potential danger of her family selling her for drugs.  Yes, this is a real danger and as Patricia prayed last evening when we found out, we ask Dad to have mercy on us regarding any inaction on our parts we could have taken to prevent tragedies as such that occur in multiple fashion, all over the world, every day, right in front of our eyes. 

A while back, I had someone close to me depart this world in similar fashion.  Dad has since confirmed to me that her pain is gone as she is safely in His arms now.  This personal experience I had combined with the promises captured in the above Scripture and tribute video convince me that is where Gary is also.  And even though only Dad and he know for sure, I would rather error on the side of mercy rather than evil (Matthew 9:1-8) and would ask that in praying for this situation that you would allow Dad to lead you to do the same. 

This concludes the eulogy Dad inspired me to write for Gary, please continue to pray for this situation as He prompts you to, and may He continue to bless you all richly!