Reflection is truly a gift that God gives to us. Like a
cassette tape, I have rewound the week before and the day of Robert’s passing
hundreds of times, amazed at the closures God was making while we were unaware.
Our prayers that very morning in church laid the foundation
for my and our Ohana’s life as we move forward from here. Robert prayed for God
to give me strength and understanding, and I prayed that God would continue to
use Robert’s life to bring others to Christ. I’ve told the story many times of how I just
opened my mouth to pray and the words came spilling out as if rehearsed
beforehand.
As Robert struggled with his last breath, surrounded by
friends, I cried out to God to please spare him as he had work left to do. I
had just prayed in church an hour before, how could this be happening? Even though I didn’t realize it at the time, the
strength and understanding Robert had prayed for me immediately began to fill
my soul.
I thought that playing in the church band and touching people
in his everyday life was what God meant by using his life to bring others to
him. In retrospect, it is evident that his everyday life was about planting the
seed, and that in his passing God will be able to reap the bounty of the
harvest as Robert’s life brings others to Christ. It is through his story, and the strength and
understanding that God has bestowed upon me that his legacy of love will live.
Today, I am filled with gratitude that God chose me to be a
part of this wonderful man’s life, and that my and so many other lives have
been changed for the better as a result. The small plaque in the photo sits on
a sill on our porch named Margaritaville. Take a moment to reflect, and make
every breath count.
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