Passing of Time

There is a hole in the world now...A center, like no other, of memory and hope and knowledge and affection which once inhabited this earth is gone. Only a gap remains. A perspective in this world unique in this world which once moved this world has been rubbed out..There is nobody who saw just what he saw, knows what he knew, remembers what he remembers, loves what he loved...Questions I
have can never now get answers. The world is emptier...(Nicholas Wolterstorff)

A friend, mentor passed away a few weeks ago. I was struck by the fact that he is no longer here. I just can't call him up and ask for his advice. Buddy was someone I looked up to like a father. He was kind and full of understanding but grounded in reality and faith. I know he's in a better place in heaven but it doesn't help the heartache of the lost. Parts of me know I'm being sentimental. It was his time, and God called him home. Home...one day we'll all be home. So I know I will see him again some day. Grieving for a friend and facing reality that he really isn't here anymore.