james

i said goodbye to a good friend yesterday...a guy from a small accountability group.  he’s been a weekly presence in my life for about 3 years now. he graduated with his degree from seminary and now he’s moving away. 

i always thought he was a good guy.  he IS a good  guy. 

and i’m a better man for having known him.

i’ve watched him grow in his faith; in his openness to other guys. we’ve intervened in each other’s lives at critical moments.  we’ve shed tears for each other. 

i cried when i hugged him goodbye; he cried back.  sunday turned notably dreary.

i thank God for letting our the paths of our lives coincide for the time they did. 

and yet, cursed be graduations.

cursed be moves. 

i will miss him.

may God hold you firmly in his gracious, merciful and relentless grip, my friend.