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MY COMFORT
By "Cousin Lor"
I found My Comfort deep in my spirit after the anger and bitterness had gone
Knowing how you longed to stay with us yet were fearless to move on
My comfort wasn't found in the memories you left
That only made me sad
But knowing you knew there was more than this life
Was the thing that made me glad
The hope you spoke about many a time inspired me as I gazed
Your flesh grew weaker as you gave up the fight
It was your spirit that left me amazed
In the end you found the strength from within to whisper, "Pray.... Pray"
We looked to the heavens and shouted aloud,
"Oh God! Please make him stay!"
But God knew better
Perhaps we'll understand one day but not today
You had to let go
You found your peace
And whispered,"I'm going away"
Away? How could you leave us so soon?
My mind began to roam
But then my spirit spoke softly to me,
"Don't worry, He's just going home"
You see, God's in control of each of us
Tomorrow is promised to none
How do we find comfort when He took you from us?
It's in knowing that Ralph ...you won!
He won? He died ...how is that winning?
In the flesh...it leaves us distraught
But what if where he went is better than this?
Isn't this what we were taught?
If we truly believe what we were taught to believe
That even if we die,
When we believe in Christ, as you did Ralph
We live with the one Most High
So when I feel sad or feel down that you're gone
I realize that this is true
It's not when we die or how we lived
It's the spirit that moves on
It's the spirit that lives within our hearts
That accepts He saved us from sin
That accepts Jesus Christ saved us from death
He's the One that lives deep within
So my hope's that your death was not in vain
And that my words won't just go astray
But Words inspired by the one true God
To help others find their way
These Words can plant a seed of hope on the day we close our eyes
"He who believes in me will live
Even though he dies!"
I hope for me that place someday with Christ is where I'll be
Ralph, I'll see you again on that glorious day
When this comfort becomes truth for me.
These are things I remember about Ralphie....
the first time I rode on the back of a motorcycle,
lighting up 62nd Street and 23rd Ave every 4th of July,
his Corvette,
my first time on a boat,
many fun rides on his boat...the bigger the waves the better,
the time he threw sandwiches overboard because there was mayo on them!
his sense of humor in every situation,
the time that he kept me in the revolving door at Uncle Ralph's company party,
going to guitar lessons with him, and the strength he had through his illness, his sense of humor through it all and his perseverence. You were one of a kind and you are missed.
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