I am back from my trip East for Paul Langmuir's memorial service.
Wow.
It was an amazing weekend of Love and Remembrance - of celebration and thanks - of tears and sadness. He touched so many people so importantly -- and we all thought we were the most special. Everyone talked about "my Paul." What a huge gift of life he was to us all.
The church was packed to the gills, Jean Redpath flew in from Scotland to sing, Christian and Karl, and Lynne and Susan, and Hannah and Mike all spoke -- for themselves and for us all -- it was wonderful.
Linda posted this which I have listened to many times -- I think a perfect sentiment.
I read this from Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians -- which has been rolling around in my head since:
"So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen: for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling — if indeed, when we have taken it off we will not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan under our burden, because we wish not to be unclothed but to be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord — for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him."
So many people. So Many Memories.
This picture of my mom and Paul at Carleton for my Senior Recital really hit home. I think it's going to take a while.