
For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
2 CORINTHIANS 7:10 NASB
https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/2co.7.10/32925

For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
2 CORINTHIANS 7:10 NASB
https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/2co.7.10/32925

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
1 PETER 4:10 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/1pe.4.10.NASB

Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12 NASB
https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/jas.1.12/9149
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 1:5 NASB
Yesterday, we put my father to rest. For me, I felt like he was at rest, the moment he passed, from this life to the next.
Culturally, back here, it is a big deal to look at the Shell of a body and find finality with the person’s death.
I don’t get it so much, but respect it. Definitely, the burial does make a lasting impression that he is gone.
Anyway, he joins quite a few family members, who leave a legacy of loving God and loving and serving people.
I will miss you Dad, in physical form, but your legacy and spirit will live FOREVER!
With Love
Alan
My father went to be with the creator of all things on 10-10-18. What a new home, he has found. Someday, I will get to join him, when my time has come, and he takes me home. It will be a great reunion with Dad and Mom and many relatives who have gone before them.

A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.18.24.NASB
Jesus, who is the author and perfector of our faith (HEB 12), also calls US his friends.
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
1 Timothy 2:5-6 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.2.5-6.NASB
What can we do? Nothing, but recognize the unfathomable gift of love, and fall at his feet and worship him.