So long Inspiration.
(Ode to Barry Marshall)
3rd September 2009
What to say?
I can’t pretend that we were very close
Never shared home dinners together
But maybe in Christ things are different
I remember a crowd 250 strong
And you standing in front
Saying we could worship God
Like the band; Sting…using “silly words”
So we sang: “na na na na na…
Every move I make I make in You”
Then on the steps of a dining hall
At a Youth Pastor Bash I recall you
Playing Dave Matthews songs on a guitar
There was something about the way you spoke of Jesus,
About our God, who has become more and more real in my life
Because of your outlook on life and ways of including Jesus in this life
I became a Youth Pastor… 9 years ago.
Thank you for being an inspiration!
Just like that, you are gone
Did you wake up that day knowing it was your last?
It’s sad to say goodbye
Yet in the non cliché way we rather say…
“See you later”
Death has no sting, it has no final say
It’s a sort of entrance way to yet more of His goodness
The world is hurt
The world needs good and real godly leaders to lead its people
With your passing, there is now one less
In my humble way, I feel a sense of urgency to serve God again.
To speak and serve in love and truth
Barry, thank you.
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