My Brother Is Gone
I choose to remember…
The boy who wondered if he could watch leaves growing
The
boy who wobbled on skates playing hockey
The
boy whose 7th birthday cake was eaten by the family dog
The
boy who ran away with me and friends for one day…till our food supply ran out
The
boy who locked arms with me and those same friends and walked down the road in Florida
singing at the top of our lungs, “We all live in a Yellow Submarine”
The
boy who bit into an “elephant ear” and burned his tongue
The
teen who played football and had friends
The
young man who served honorably in the Army 82nd Airborne
The
construction worker who built houses with his hands
The
uncle who taught Bible verses to his niece and nephews
The
chef who could make a meal out of 3 ingredients
The
rescuer of all small creatures
The
recluse who loved solitude
The
man who saw beauty in the unique
The
man whose broken heart caused him to refuse to be loved
The
man whose independence was mysterious
The
man who tried so hard not to damage the physical world
I choose to forget…
I say goodbye to you today and pray that
you have finally found the peace you sought so long and hard to find. Thank You, Lord, that in Your wisdom You do
things I do not understand…but I trust You to know what’s best for me. This was the brother You gave me. Forgive me for hurting him. Forgive him for hurting me. Forgive me for not knowing how to be the
sister he needed or wanted…but for helping me be the sister You created me to
be. Work to good those painful things
that came between us, Lord, that Your name may be glorified. Amen.
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