Don't Ask Me to Say GoodBye

So many of us deal with friends and family with terminal illness everyday. Some have faith that they'll be healed or live in eternity. None of us really know but we can be assured where we can expect to go when our time here on Earth is complete. When faced with the reality that your life is ending much faster than you hope wouldn't it be relieving to know you'll live in eternity. I have a friend going through an illness right now who has some belief in God and faith she'll get through this but I'm not ready to say good bye. She's not where she needs to be. I pray The Lord grants us the time to get her there. I know many of you reading this are either thinking I whacked or I'm right on the nail. Either way when faced with terminal illness, so many feelings of fear, shock, denial, hurt, anger frustration, sadness come forth but what about the peace and joy and hope? Is it possible to have that in such a situation? I believe there can be if you seek The Lord. I wrote this for my friend and pray that it reaches her heart not as a poem to make her cry but one to bring her to peace within and with the Father. May God bless each of you who are dealing with such a storm. May you find the peace of God in amidst the storm.

Don't Ask Me to Say Goodbye

Don't ask me to say goodbye
until I tell you about this totally awesome guy
who did what had to be done for us,
who withstood the wrath and took the blame so we could free
though He deserved none, he did it so we could live eternally

Don't ask me to say goodbye
until I tell you why
it was done to close the gap 'tween Heaven and us
to cleanse us of our sins
and make us fit to live forever within the walls of Heaven

Don't ask me to say goodbye
because more to share have I
He saved, He loves, He lifts
He does not judge, shame or hate
He can keep us from a horrible fate

Don't ask me to say goodbye
until I show you how you can tuck this guy
deep within your heart
Believe me when I say you cannot live or die without
Beyond a shadow of a doubt

Don't ask me to say goodbye
Until you have said hello
to the kindest loving saviour I've come to know
Let him bring you places that without him you'll never go

Don't ask me to say goodbye
if you haven't met with him,
Our brother in the sky
because I couldn't bear to live my life
knowing this would be our end

Don't ask me to say goodbye
till I know you'll be with Jesus
when the end of your time on Earth comes
I won't live in eternity without you
Nor will I accept goodbye

Don't ask me to say goodbye
I will not, because in eternity there are no byes
Just peace, love and joy
I expect to see you there.
Till we meet again my friend.