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OOH, I LIKE THIS ONE!
I had to stop and think what “younger brother” I was referring to. But then I remembered. He inspires me still. And I love the prospect of walks, meals, conversations with our Older Brother in Eternity.
WHAT I WROTE BACK IN JUNE, 2021:
Last night, the waiter was probably impatient to “turn” our table as my friend and I lingered long over our shared meal. As always with this friend, the conversation was significant. How did he get there, always ready to discuss the deepest matters of the heart? Tragedy, trust, and discipline. My friend is far busier than me, but he disciplines himself to read, study, reflect, and obey. By an iron will, and because he trusts God’s goodness, he has powered through tragedy to learn how God would have him think and respond. Long ago, I was more mature than him. Long ago. Not now.
Is this not what our Elder Brother wants of us all? Not to the same degree — He’ll always be more mature — but in the same way?
— Brad Hepp, June 9, 2023
