Sun Going Down

It was good to be home in Crosby over the weekend.  We were blessed with great weather allowing me the opportunity to take an evening stroll.  The beauty of the sunset around two iconic landmarks, (the Courthouse and water tower) led me to snap this picture:

It also brought to mind the lyrics to a song, one I discovered was made popular by Elton John in 1974, the year I graduated from high school.

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SUN GOING DOWN ON ME

I can't light no more of your darkness
All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life

Too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misread my meaning when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light

Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I searched myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

I can't find the right romantic line
But see me once and see the way I feel
Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm

But these cuts I have they need love to help them heal.

Don't let the sun go down on me

Although I searched myself, it's always someone else I see

I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free

But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

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As I listened once again to the song, I couldn't help but think of a classmate whose life ended tragically last week.  Although it seems the "sun went down" in his life, my faith assures me a sunset from our perspective only leads to a sunrise somewhere else.  

"Rest in peace, Larry, and allow the love of Jesus to be the healing balm you need!"