Eternity

I’ll See You in the Morning

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“I will see you in the morning.”
I heard Him say to me
“In the morning, we will meet there.”
After night and what will be

And still His words kept echoing
Through all the afternoon
While busying with this and that
Till shadows filled the room

And I heard as if a dream again
His morning promise dear
Then quietly I kneeled in prayer
So I could clearly hear

Yes, I’m longing for that sunrise
When he shakes me from my sleep
And He shows me by unfailing love
He will His promise keep

Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
1 Corinthians 15:51 ESV

I’ll See You in the Morning
By Peter Caligiuri
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Good-bye Melinda

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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 KJV

Melinda loved puppies and horses, goats and bunnies. Her favorite trips were to the Amish farm in Strassburg where she could hold, feed and pet them all, and how we treasured our family visits with her there. How fragile all of our lives are will be told to us again today at her memorial service. Yet, while we are weeping and wondering all the why’s of her suffering and why she left so soon, I know she is now rejoicing in the presence of Jesus. For those of us who know Christ, the treasure we carry inside will never be lost, grow old or be destroyed. In the shortness of her time here, Melinda left her smile and special joy in seeing a reflexion of God in even His tiniest creatures. And we who are left behind for just a few more years must remember that our weeping today will only last for a short night, but real joy will come in God’s eternal morning. Good-bye sweet Melinda. See you again in God’s own time.

The Ancient Maple

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To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under Heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV


The Ancient Maple has a classroom
Among the Birch, and Fern
High above the forest shadows
Where we may come to learn

 Teaching first the Winter’s lesson
How beneath the drifts of snow
The sap is waiting in its roots 
On God’s call for it to flow 

And how in Spring the buds fly open
Clothing limbs with leaves
To catch the sun that gives them life
And grow as God is pleased

Till comes the frost splashing with colors
Painting leaves with pink and crimson
To show off their hidden treasures
Then letting go when they are done


The Ancient Maple 
by Peter Caligiuri
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