This past Thursday, Sarah Ann and I attended a funeral back at home for a dear friend of mine, Jacob Edfeldt. I know that Sarah Ann will never remember meeting Jacob or attending his funeral, but I will definitely make sure that she knows what an inspiration he was to me and how I was so blessed to call him my friend. He, and his family, have taught me to much about faith, trust, love, and the sovereignty of God. One of his favorite musicals was Wicked, and they played one of the songs from it during a slide show at his memorial service. I have definitely been changed for good by knowing Jacob Edfeldt, and I know that Sarah Ann will be too from all of the memories I can share with her!
I’ve heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don’t know if I believe that’s true
But I know I’m who I am today
Because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You’ll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend…
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed for good
