Powerful words

One of my friends had this on his blog and it made such an impact on me when I read it that I also decided to put it on my blog It's the eulogy for Kyle Lake who was killed Oct 30 He was electrocuted in a freak accident while in the baptistry at his church UBC in Waco,Texas This is the home church for David Crowder Kyle was also an author who wrote "Understanding God's Will" and "Understanding Prayer" He was only 33 yrs old The eulogy is the sermon he had written to give that Sunday he died



Eulogy of Life

"Live and live well.
Breathe, breathe in and breathe deeply.
Be present, do not be past, and do not be future, be now.
On a crystal clear breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and feel the wind against your skin, feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, allow those first few breaths on a cold autumn day to freeze your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be alive.
get knee deep in a novel and lose track of time.
If you bike then pedal hard, and if you crash then crash well.
Feel the satisfaction of a job well done, a paper well written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well performed.
If you must wipe the snot from your three year old's nose, dont be disgusted that the kleenex didnt catch it all, because soon he'll be wiping his own.
If you recently experienced loss, then grieve and grieve well.
At the table with friends and family, laugh and if youre eating and laughing at the same time, might as well laugh until you puke.
And if you eat, then smell. The aromas are not impediments to your day; steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven.
And taste, taste every ounce of flavor, taste every ounce of friendship, taste every ounce of life, because it is most definitely a gift."

-Kyle Lake