An elegy for a friend who lost his battle with brain cancer, but gained so much more
Gathered in the waiting room
We watch as you approach the threshold
The door stands wide open
The Mercy Seat beckons
Your face basks in the glory of
Expectant, wild hope
One foot in the open doorway
One foot firmly grounded in earth
On the verge of stepping into the Hall of the King
The ache to go battling the longing to stay
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Your entrance to eternity
Looks like an exit from this side
From here to there only a step for you
A chasm we can’t traverse, for now
Wanting to leave nothing unsaid
Words of love mingle with goodbyes
Farewells overshadowed by wistful
Glances to the open door
The impulse to hold you back
Struggles with the desire to set you free
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You stepped through the curtain
Into His receiving arms,
Leaving our waiting room dimmer
Warmth and light departing with you
Eternity was tangible and our wait seemed shorter
With you on this side, waiting to go
But the still and always open door beckons us
Knowing you, with Him, await us on the other side
We remain for now in the waiting room
Our mandate to stay fighting our yearning to follow
