The Sweetness of a Memory

This photo was taken on one of our many trips to visit my dad when he was sick. It is down the road from his old place.

One of the greatest sights and sounds that the Lord has allowed me to witness was when my dad was at one of his lowest points in his fight with cancer. He had a powerful dose of chemo and the man that walked out of the treatment center was not the same man that we all saw in the weeks after the treatment. Jodi and I had went to visit my dad and he asked me to sing and play for him. I sang a couple of gospel songs that I often sing when I preach. When I finished my dad began to sing these words in the strongest voice we had heard in weeks-

When I come to the river at the ending of day
When the last winds of sorrow have blown
There'll be somebody waiting to show me the way
I won't have to cross Jordan alone

I won't have to cross Jordan alone
Jesus died all my sins to atone
In the darkness I see
He'll be waiting for me
I won't have to cross Jordan alone

It would be just a few short months and my Dad would indeed go home to be with the Lord, but that night when he sang out loud with such a powerful and purposed voice- It had God all over it. It still rings in my heart today.

Thanks for visiting and Thanks for Praying,
Bro. Tracy Killinger