No matter...

It is a sad day today. A dear friend of mine, who is also my roommate at seminary, housemate away from home here in South Africa, and country-mate from Kenya, lost his father, whom he hadn't seen since he was thirteen; and below is what I saw in his eyes...

No matter what number I call, U won’t be there to answer,

No matter how much I write, U won’t receive the letter,

No matter how much I cry, U won’t see even a tear,

No matter how much I achieve, U won’t be there to cheer,

No matter how many kids I have, they won’t see their grandfather,

No matter who I look up to, U can’t be replaced even by my pastor,

No matter how much I seek, I won’t locate U anywhere,

No matter how much we drifted, I still hoped our paths would draw nearer,

No matter how long we’d been apart, I still hoped to see U each New Year,

No matter how long it takes, I’ll still cry for my father,

Coz no matter how much I long to see U, it seems we’ll never meet forever,

Coz no matter how much I pray, I can’t deny U didn’t receive Christ as Savior….