But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again . . . (I Thessalonians 4:13-14a).
The lovely and gracious Helen's dad passed away this morning. Charles Huff's death is a great loss to the Tom Steele family. Of course, Helen's dad had a great deal to do with Helen being the kind of woman I would want to be my wife and the mother of our children. That fact alone made him an important man to me. He was a very important grandfather role model and mentor to our children. His influence was an important dynamic in the formation and function of our family; we will grieve his loss for quite sometime.
What I want each reader to understand is that in our family we believe that we have not seen the last of Charles Huff! If one has ever touched a corpse, to possess a hope that the dead person will ever be seen alive again is quite audacious, to say the least. Yet, based on the history of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, that is exactly what we believe. Death is only sleep when Jesus Christ is around. The Christian does not have to say, "Goodbye" to Charles, only, "So long, see you later."
Our Father's Love,
Tom
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