As most of you know, my mentor and close personal friend Mark Randall went home to be with the Lord after a long battle with congestive heart failure (CHF). While preparing for his memorial service, I began to write some tweets complete with hash-tags I imagined and know he we would say based on our 31 year friendship. I sat in my office with tears in my eyes laughing as I wrote. “A cheerful heart is good medicine” (Proverbs 17:22, NIV). I thought if the tweets made me smile and laugh, they might be a blessing to others. I decided to include them in the memorial service as well as share them with you today. May we all be as present, focused, and dedicated as Mark in his relationship with Jesus and his ministry…
To close today, I wanted to share a series of heavenly tweets I have received from mark since he went home to be with Jesus. Apparently, his tech savvy has grown and I want to share the tele-tweets with you today…
- By now you know I’m gone – #I made it #pain-free #halleLUjah
- Perfect sight – #no more lost reading glasses
- Guess what – no need for money in heaven – #no more lost checkbook
- Jesus is more amazing than I could ever imagine – #my king #speechless
- Heaven is so beautiful – #Grand Canyon is just a hole in the ground
- Just saw Mom Dad and Jay – #family reunion #so happy
- Worshipped the Lord with Jerry and Tim – #my voice is aMAZing
- Just corrected Apostle Stephen on some theology – #I’m always right
- Just saw my reflection in the golden streets – #can you say “hot”
- Ran into the thief on the cross – tried to get him saved again – #old habits die hard
- Going to a banquet – #cheese #mountains and mountains of cheese #I feel like I’m in heaven #cheese sandwiches
- Tell my kids I love them – #the greatest group in the world #world changers #the purpose of my life
- Tracy is the best sister ever – #amazing #gone through so much #strong and godly
- Listen to Pastor Art – #greatest pastor in the world #don’t make me come down there
- Students don’t forget morning prayer – #7:14 #I will come find you
- This service had better not last more than an hour – #didn’t you learn anything?
- Heaven is real – it’s all real – #don’t miss it #don’t miss it for anything #help get everybody you can here.
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