Reunion
May 26th, 2007 Posted in Family, JesusTonight I had the privilege of attending my father’s 55 year senior class reunion for Southwest Dekalb High School. My brother Butch attended with my mother. My father passed away almost ten years ago.
It was fun and interesting to hear the stories everyone told about my father. They all shared how everyone loved my father and he was always laughing and having fun.
To be quiet honest it was enormously emotional for me to be there. With all the sharing about my dad, I was constantly holding back tears. We regularly entertained conversation about my brother Eddie that passed away into eternity this month fifteen years ago. It was emotionally draining as we continued to talk of my Dad and Eddie and how sad it was not to have them there with us.
But the good news is this! There will be a reunion with them in eternity at some point. Because they both placed their faith in Christ and the other members in my family had also turned to follow Christ, there will one day be a reunion of all reunions!
I look forward to that reunion. Don’t get me wrong, I believe I will be absolutely overwhelmed with JESUS to an extent that everything else will not matter. When I am able to get a grip on myself and settle down, I will look for my Dad, Eddie, my grandmother, Mammie and many others I will want to connect with.
That is one reason I do what I do. I want to take as many people as possible with me to an eternal reunion in the presence of God.Â
Will you join me! It is going to be a lot of fun!
