Yesterday was a difficult day but also held many great
moments. I am grateful that God has
given each of us life.
The day ended with a
meeting with many people from our community coming together to discuss barriers
to peace in our community and to pray. People from the law enforcement agencies as
well as from many places of our city and county joined in this meeting. It was eye opening as well as encouraging as
it ended with us praying together and over those who were present from the
county sheriff’s office and the city police department. It was a moving meeting.
The day began with
an early breakfast meeting with some men from our church. I love these guys and so proud of them. It was at breakfast that I got a phone call
that changed much for me.
A friend’s daughter
called and told me her dad was critically ill and headed to the hospital. Eldred Davis is that friend. I have known Eldred for 15 years and had the
honor of serving with him through Raceway Ministries. He has been a close friend and helped with
various aspects of ministry around our church.
He passed away yesterday morning.
One phone call
changes the day. Missing my friend will
go a long way. He will be missed by many
people. Eldred touched many lives. He made a difference, and I am grateful for
him in my life.
Thus I close with a
few verses running through my mind:
A friend
is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life
for one’s friends.
And in the end I
know that being a friend is a big and important deal. May we live to be an encourager and to love
as a great friend. All these are from
Proverbs 27
Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Never
abandon a friend— either yours
or your father’s. When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for
assistance. It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far
away.
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
NOTE: Pray for the family of Eldred Davis as he passed away yesterday; his
funeral will be Saturday at 11am and visitation today from 6 to 8pm at Fort
Trial Baptist Church.
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