Gordon Greene idontshare@webtv.net 9/25/2004 5:34 PM Goodbye My Friend...Leftover Angels options:  GOODBYE.....MY FRIEND Thou mighty man of GOD valiantly you fought By word and act and life you taught Now you are walking by sight with Him As you see clearly what was once so dim The journey is over no longer you roam Others before you welcome you home Surrounded by family you are where you belong GOD makes "mistakes" but is never wrong Saddened yet gladdened I recall our past My memories our treasures that will always last A promise I made a promise I'll keep To bring home to you your other lost sheep Goodbye my friend .....peace..... The battle is over. The saint of GOD victoriously enters heaven welcomed by loved ones who have gone on before. The beauty and wonder and joy is overwhelming. All doubt and confusion is gone. It all makes sense now...perfectly. And then the child of GOD sees the Father and..... Meanwhile, the angels who had protected and fought for and ministered to the victorious saint await their next mission.   Soon they receive their instructions and are overjoyed. They are being sent to those who had "been there" for the one who had went home. These are the ones who prayed, who carried the burden, who loved, who cried. We have our memories. We have our mementos. We also have an unseen gift. "Leftover" angels. Which may very well be the greatest inheritance our loved one leaves behind. .....peace.....