Roll Call

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away"- Revelation 21:4 (NIV).

There are so many celebrities who passed away this year; to mention a few: Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, Joan Rivers, Casey Kasem, James Gardner, and Shirley Temple Black. Their names and contributions will be on the roll call at the end of the year as Americans remember and honor their passing. But there is a roll call of a higher order...the Roll Called Up Yonder (lyricist James M. Black). The last verse is: "Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun, Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care; Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done, And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there." And "there" is where life and joy and laughing and comfort will replace death and mourning and crying and pain. The old order will pass away. The new order will bring life eternal.