High school feels like it was yesterday-- for some reason it seems like yesterday we were riding bikes, running on the track, and going out after football games.
But, I haven’t seen him in two years. He came to Chico to visit me at Lifescapes. When he came to visit, he had recently moved to Redding and it was a wonderful discovery to know that we lived so close to each other. I can still remember our walk down Longfellow Road. We talked about Jesus and love, and our call to love people as Jesus did. We talked about the power of loving as Jesus loved. It was a profound talk and it encouraged me. As we departed that day, I never thought it would be the last time I spent with him. He was on his way to a Mexico for a mission trip, which he was really excited about. He was working for a telephone book company--- he was in Chico for "work". ;)
I can’t seem to stop crying today. I feel a deep sadness. I know that I’ll see him again. I know that he has all the answers to the questions we pondered about God, Jesus, the world, people, denominations, and church. It brings me joy to know that he KNOWS. He has met our Truth, face to face. My tears are because I will miss him. I will miss his humor, his laughter, his sarcasm, his heart, his determined spirit and probing thoughts. I will miss thinking about what he is doing and what he will become. I will miss him at our high school reunion in June. Micah was the icon of our high school class….there is and will be a huge gap with out him. It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. (Micah, Joe and Brian sang this at our high school graduation)
A great article on him:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/4901981.html
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