I got to see a video tonight of a friend of ours who passed away back in January of this year. I saw the video at his memorial service, but emotions were still too raw back then and I did my best to tune it out. Tonight though, I really watched it.
It was the first time I really heard his voice or his laugh since last November. I cried and laughed and they were happy tears. I miss this friend a great deal. Not a day has gone by, since God called him home, that I haven't missed him, yet I rejoice with knowing where he is. It's hard to know sometimes how to feel, but most days, I just miss him knowing that one day we will be together again.
I sound like a broken record some days when I talk about loving the people we have here with us. Yet for as broken as it may be, I believe that the truths in it, hold firm. Life is a precious gift and it's not one that is promised to us forever. Scripture says that life is but a vapor and in light of eternity, we see how fast it truly does go.
We have a moment in time to love and be loved. We have people in our lives that we can give our attention and time too and I believe that one of the worst things we can do, is wait. We all do it, I'm horrible at it, but we just never know what tomorrow may bring and we need to make sure that the people we love and care about, know just how much they mean. We will never be sorry for showering our love on people but we will regret it if we don't.
Maybe it's just seeing that video tonight that sparked it in me, but in a way, it was a reminder to me, to love, love and love some more. There are so many people in this world that are hurting and feel empty and I pray that God will allow me to somehow be a light of hope in their lives. It costs me nothing to share a smile, give a hug or to listen to their story. It costs me nothing and yet it means so much to others to know that someone really cares.
Money doesn't impress me, people's possessions and toys don't impress me either. Things can be gone in an instant and if that is what someone builds who they are around, they are walking on shifting sand. What impresses me, is someone who is willing to smile, cry, laugh and be there and to let me do the same.
Love someone today. Take a minute to tell someone how much they mean and don't keep it to yourself. It is the best gift that you will ever give someone and in the end, it will be more meaningful than anything a hundred malls can hold. Love is a priceless gift and one that no one can ever have too much of.
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