The Gate…
We’ll all face it at one point or another in our lifetime. The question to ponder is, ‘Will you be ready to walk through?’ It’s one that most don’t want to think about, yet each one of us must. Just hours before myDarlin’ left us, we sat listening to our pastor speak to all of us about walking the talk every day of our lives. It’s not enough to just talk a good game, we must live it.
Actions speak louder than words.
As my son and I spoke this evening, we talked about passing through the Gate and whether it is a sad or joyous occasion. And he said, ‘we may be sad that we just left our loved ones and won’t see them again for a long time, or (insert long pause), we may be overjoyed – saying I can’t wait for you to see what I see!’ And we don’t know… and we can’t know…. until we experience this for ourselves. All we can do it trust, trust in the Lord.
And I thought back to a discussion that myDarlin’ and I had more than a couple of times after solo or band performances. He said, “I really wish you could see the view from up here, you can see everyone and everything.” Naturally, he was talking about the view from the stage, or was he? He would catch my eye and nod in the direction of one of our friends who had just walked through the door so that I could greet them.
Today I am grateful for a life well lived with myDarlin’ Robert Kenui Pope, knowing that when he came to the Gate he was ready. And as I look to the heavens, I can hear myDarlin’ say, “I really wish you could see the view from up here, you can see everyone and everything.”
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