Light is sown like seed for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
Beyond the Veil - The Inescapable Curtain
From the Music House Dale City FL
Homage to Richard Harrison,
A gentle Warrior on the first anniversary of his going to sleep to wake up in the presence of His Lord and Savior King Jesus Christ.
I remember Rick as if it were yesterday. A one of a kind man, quiet and determined, sharp minded, prudent in life, trustworthy and faithful to his Lord Jesus Christ and our friendship. We met everyday for about 10 years, worked together, shared meals and the important things of life together. Strong in his convictions and very wise when it came to share his personal life especially when the talk turned to Vietnam. We shared our love of country and deep and consequential matters, good literature and good movies, art, music and anything that enhances and makes the heart glad to be alive. We had a similar background he in the the US and me in French Algeria and the ravages of war on our young souls and hearts susceptible to nationalist and patriotic yet with enough grains of salt in our shared salt shaker resembling an hour glass, always finding balance and wisdom in the pages of the Bible and strengthening each other with a determined resolve to fight the good fight till the end. This is the kind soft speaking battle companion that I knew and still remember with a heart full of gratitude and eyes filled with tears as I remember and keep him in the box of my most cherished memories. Here is a poem that I wrote as an epitaph to a dear Lady that I never met who was of the same mind, heart and purpose in life as my friend and brother Richard Harrison the gentle warrior.
The Inescapable Curtain
1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. 2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.…Isaiah 57:1,2.
Memories collected
And the steps of the dance
For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall" I Peter 1:24 New International Version (©1984)