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THE TUG OF GRAVITY by Dr. Harold SalaWe are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8Walking, for the last time, through the house that I had lived in for some 20 years couldnt help but evoke emotions. After two decades, we somewhat reluctantly decided the time had come to move, and so we did. But I couldnt help remembering the dinners we had with parents and friends, most of whom are now in heaven, the years our children grew up, times of celebrations and the noise of everyone trying to talk at once. It was quiet, almost deathly quiet. It wasnt that I disliked leaving the house behind as much as the never-to-be-repeated memories. We moved to another house which meant less driving time. Trying to leave some of the memories behind, I got to thinking about heaven, and the fact that the closer we get to it, the more theres a gravitational pull--something which tugs at the heart and blurs the thoughts of what is left behind. You know, friend, when someone leaves us, we sorrow not because a body is worn out and tired, realizing that the person we mourn will get a new body. But we are saddened by the loss of one we love, the never-to-be-repeated memories, and the fear of walking alone into the future.James Irwin, one of the 12 men to walk on the moon and a committed Christian, was our guest on Guidelines for Living Television several times. Although he is now with the Lord, we will always remember him as one of the most gracious people we ever met, willing to sign endless autographs and pose for endless pictures, including one with our grandson William.William, who then was five years of age, had worn glasses since he was 12 months old. He loved them, too, because without them he saw quite poorly. Every night he wanted his dad and mom to put his glasses near his bed so he could put them on first thing in the morning when he woke up. The following conversation took place some time after he met Jim Irwin.William was looking out of the car window to find the moon and he said, Daddy, whats the moon made of?His father, Donald, replied, Its made of rocks and dust, William. Astronaut James Irwin went to the moon and walked around on it, and thats how we know what its made of. Do you remember that Astronaut Irwin held you in his arms when you were little?William thought for a few moments and then said, No, I dont remember. Is he dead, Dad?Donald answered, Hes gone to heaven and hes with Jesus now.William said, Daddy, I dont think Ill recognize him in heaven.Oh, yes, countered Donald, adding, Well all be able to recognize each other in heaven. Astronaut Irwin will say, Oh, I know you--you were the little boy I held in my arms at Guidelines.Trying to take it all in William emphatically added, Then Im going to sleep with my glasses in my hand from now on so Ill be able to recognize him!Is it any wonder that Jesus commended the faith of a little child? Paul made it very plain that for the child of God, to leave our earthly home and go to the one prepared in heaven means being absent from the body but at home with the Lord. When sorrow dims your eyes, keep your glasses handy. You may be surprised whom you will find waiting for you just inside the Golden Gate.Resource reading: 2 Corinthians 5:1-13.
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Title says it all. This is all random, therefore pointless XDDDay 1 I danced with some gravitation characters and my other bud cosplaying sakura. Then I found cosplaynoob and we did our Kyou Kara Moah! cosplay, me being Wolfram in the nightgown since my uniform has still not arrived T.T Then, went to my friends lexy's bday, which rocked :D And pretty much hung with xxweirdworldxx the whole time, and cosplaynoob. Day 3 was all the tamaki videos, which were epic enough to be their own videos XD
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