Brother Rob,
I don’t know how to respond to this letter of such eloquent words but with tears that stain this keyboard. For I am a sinner not deserving of such praise! Yes, I love to serve the hurting and desperate individual and despise the institution. My short time with Levis Table and our training with Church of the Savior have shown me that there is hope for the institution in serving and reaching the lost and refunding the lost in us.
I will bring my pipe this weekend hoping that we will get one more chance to share the aroma of fellowship.
“Graham, Rob” wrote:
Dear Keith,
I love you and look forward to seeing you this weekend and celebrating what God is doing
Through you, I am lucky enough to call you ‘friend’. It is one of the highest plains
Of practical Christianity I have ever reached or fallen into. We have traveled a wonderful road together, and
You helped me so much in believing that if we just keep moving…we will reach the land promised.
You gave me eyes to see it, by faith. You gave me the gift of seeing hands that enter the Kingdom
Quickly, joyfully, and of course, selflessly, you are a scholar of the highest type – those that put
Their philosophy and theology to work, you are a father to me in the faith, and also a strong brother.
I could talk to you about anything and know I was being listened to and would receive heart to heart
Counsel. Is there a greater gift in the Kingdom then finding a life long friend? I think not.
You are not wonderful, you are a pathetic little creature like me groping many times in a dark land
And celebrating the smallest shred of light. But one small speck of that light is enough to light many
worlds, and the light from you brother has lightened my world by many shades – yes many shades of
grey are gone and you have brought REAL color to my life via the light. It is alive in you and changes
the world – forever.
thank you for your bold counsel,
thank you for your silence,
thank you for your smile,
thank you for your friendship.
thank you for accepting who you are,
so you could help me do the same,
and you have.
thank you for your sense of humor,
thank you for your love of young people
and single mothers.
thank you for joining LT and for
forming it as well
truly you have been an Elder in our midst
thank you Keith.
Much love,
Rob
