Promise Keeper

How can I comfort you Words seem so inadequate My heart feels full of sadness beyond bursting Your heart stretched beyond recognition This is a pain beyond imagination Yet there is hope You wake to a knowledge This is not just a sad ending Rather it is a triumph Many have lived long protracted lives They have seeked all manner of things Still they have not arrived at the gates of heaven Jordan's spirit like the river is wide and deep He reached the gates and was ushered in Angels rejoiced at his arrival This is not a sad fairy tale This is God's promise fully realized What the World sees as loss God turns to gain They see potential unrealized We know differently He is one who lived well He is one who is now living better His new dreams are beyond our limited imaginations Listen carefully to his quiet voice It travels on the wind Let your heart be fully restored He has not ended His spirit and new body are eternal Praise be to the Promise Keeper In our Sadness we know His plans are perfect Dedicated to my friend Pete, may your tears be converted to rejoicing, may your heart be fully restored in the knowledge of God's loving provision. Your Grandson's beautiful smile has been restored to him.