My good friend and brother in Christ, Tony Collins went on to be with our Father in Heaven today. As you read in my earlier post, he was an amazing person and he had a huge impact on my life. Undoubtedly, his passing has left a giant crater in my heart, but I know that his suffering is over and he is in a better place, the best place. Tony led the kind of life any Christian would be smart emulate. He knew why he was here and he dedicated his life to God and leading others to Him through Christ. I count it a blessing that I was able to be so close to Tony and count him among my closest friends. I know that there will be times that will be hard, things that will remind me of him and all the great times we shared, but those memories are all good memories and I will look back on them and be grateful for every minute we shared.
Tony, my Brother, I love you. I miss you. I know you are in Heaven looking down on us. I will remember you always. I look forward to the day we will be together again. You made the biggest impact on my life, and your memory will live on in my heart, and the hearts of many others. My music collection, my addiction to frisbee, my desire to visit the great land of Alaska, my drive to work for Him, are not only shared with you, but inspired by you. My heart aches for my loss but rejoices with the angels for receiving just one more amazing soul at those pearly gates. I love you so much.
Tony, my Brother, I love you. I miss you. I know you are in Heaven looking down on us. I will remember you always. I look forward to the day we will be together again. You made the biggest impact on my life, and your memory will live on in my heart, and the hearts of many others. My music collection, my addiction to frisbee, my desire to visit the great land of Alaska, my drive to work for Him, are not only shared with you, but inspired by you. My heart aches for my loss but rejoices with the angels for receiving just one more amazing soul at those pearly gates. I love you so much.
However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. The first man is from earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly. And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shal also bear the image of the heavenly. Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behond, I tell you a mystery; we shal not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, adn we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:46-52
Please keep the Collins family in your prayers as the planning in the next few days will be grueling.
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