A Glimpse of Glory

Christy, you gave us all a “Glimpse of Glory” today. Through the years that you’ve been ill, we’ve watched Darron care for you and, in outward appearances, never wavering. I feel certain that most recently he has experienced many emotions but he has kept the faith. I’ve seen the exhaustion in his body and on his face, but also, I’ve witnessed the faith that he possesses.

We’ve watched all the people that have ministered to you in numerous ways…there are so many that I don’t even know who or what they did for you. There have been prayer groups that have prayed for your recovery and then wondered why God didn’t seem to be answering prayers. Was it from our own lack of faith? Was it something in our lives that displeased God? Was it….was it….was it?

We’ve watched your daughters care for you and tend to your needs…at first, thinking that you would soon be well and back on your feet…then a period of denial…and finally the realization that God wasn’t going to heal you on this earth. Even those of us that have prayed for your recovery for so long, have recently come to realize that you were being prayed out of glory. We seek God’s forgiveness for this.

Today, we said our good-byes to you but you were the one to have the last word. You left us all a gift…a gift of a standing-room-only church, a gift of every denomination being represented, a gift of a Glimpse of Glory. We were all as one…united in spirit and truth. We saw the face of God reflected in every face that emerged from that Celebration of Life. We were ‘the church’ that Christ intended for us…all in one accord and worshiping the Great I Am.

Thank you, Christy Parker.