hope this works!!! for those of you who wanted erics last words from his service! Thank You All for the love for Eric! The Schueler family!! How long, how long must I endure? Im tired and I cannot rest as I look to my future what would be best? Will you remember me, will you resurrect my soul Or will I live forever rest forever in the land of sheol? I yearn for you in the night, yearn for peace. My pride is my burden that I can see. What has happened is this who you intended me to be? Am I nearly a man destined for a tomb? Tears have fallen for my eyes in the night when I cry. Lord you know my spirit. Would you say I did not try? As a leaf on a tree I am withered, I too will fall. A season of change is coming. Why all this persecution, why did I fall? You have taught many patients, perseverance and purpose. Yet I do not rise, can you not see through my eyes? Forsaken, have I been forgotten. Do I have convictions of lies, do you hear my cries? Bruised and broken with nowhere to turn. Will you remember, Lord promise I will raise. With your words I have anticipation. Grant any protection from the night until twilight dawns. Have you forgotten the Temple of my mind? Am I left here forever with only space and time? Give me solace give me strength. For within I feel my grave. Inspiration what do you require of me? Give hope to the broken I am on bended knee. Am I to a voice in the wilderness, can you hear my plea. When Lord... when may I rest? I persevered but have I passed the test? When Lord... when will I be home? I have tossed and turned... I struggle and yearn. How long Lord? When may I rest? Remember me I pray. Matthew 11 28-30 Like these seasons my life has been changing. And I feel like so much of me has died. Well I dont know the words youre seeking. And I dont say what comes to my mind. I reach in the night just to find you. Lord I know I have not be hidden. Yet Im too proud to tell you Ive cried. When everything seems like a lie. And it takes all I have to be happy. No one is close to your meaning. And it feels like my spirit has died. If granted a wish would you know me? And I pray, I dont hear, I was a lie. I dont want this world to tell me ... I am an inspiration cause inside a man I just hide. I guess everything is meant to be broken. And I dont want to hear how you try. Im no longer a man that is standing. And I wonder if loves on my side. If I lie down tonight forever. And you come Lord to be by my side. Would I still have this lone, lonesome feeling. Or will I find rest in the heavens before me. Ill search as I can till twilight. ...cause my days left are numbered at best. So I pray to my Savior for guidance. And after all my struggles are over I know that salvation is left. Everyone concentrates on the 23rd Psalm and I always worry about the sins of my youth. The ones I consciously made but recently I read the 25th Psalm slowly and carefully. Im no longer lying awake in bed and trying to think of every time I lied, stole someones time, fornicated and with who, did not keep the Sabbath or live any righteous life. I have failed in so many ways. Forgiveness is like writing my sins in the sand and the breath of God will blow them away. Hopefully my righteous deeds are written in stone. Remember Me. Please read this at my funeral or at least to my family Thank you for coming to remember me. That is assuming you are not standing here alone pastor... These are some quotes I came upon long ago. As surely as day follows night and spring follows winter, life does follow grief. The memories that bring tears to our eyes will one day bring healing. George MacDonald wrote, “How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.” If you can take a second and think of one thing that I have ever done that brought joy to your life and still brings a smile to your face... thats how I want you to remember me. I believe as long as a mans memory is alive he will live forever. Then I will never be far away. Hopefully, we have learned something from each other, good, bad or indifferent. You helped me grow and I hope there were many more good moments then bad. Thank you for touching, molding and making memories with me and of me. I leave this existence with no ill towards anyone or anything. If I had not experience all that I have I wouldnt be the guy you remember me as. Forgive me for leaving things unsaid. Forgive me for leaving things undone. It was just my time. No one owes me an apology and I hope the same can be said of me..... I had an extra [add the time from August 3, 1991 until today, i.e. 16 years, 9 months and 10 days], so how can I complain. I was a very fortunate man. Not many in my situation have had as many blessings and opportunities as I have. I have lived 2 very blessed lives. For 21 years I had all a man could ask for and then I had to learn to live and laugh again. I was given time to appreciate all that is and was. I have had 2 very distinguished & blessed lives but I am now where I have longed to be for quite some time. I had been homesick for Heaven quite some time. I am at peace. I leave my bruised and broken body behind. The Lord, through my paralysis has taught me the perseverance of patience, the ferocity of faith, humility and just exactly what appreciation means. Do not grieve for me, for now I am free. If I could leave you with some advice it would be to leave nothing undone, let go of everything negative and embrace the good in everyone and every situation. 60 seconds of anger is a lost minute of happiness you can never get back no matter how you do the math. Dont get so caught up in the day to day grind of what irritates you so much that you forget to celebrate the little things. I used to take something as simple as a sunset for granted. Possessions, debt and disagreements really dont account for much when it is all said and done. Dont be too big to swallow your pride to make a situation right. Dont wait for a desperate day to say a perfect prayer. There are three things once gone you can never get back no matter how hard you try; Time, Words and Opportunity. Forever has started. One day God will right every wrong. Dry every tear and make sense of all your hardships that we could not. In order to have wisdom you first must seek God. I was going to say that I was nobody special, just a guy but I guess thats not up to me to decide anymore. Perhaps maybe just use me as the bad example made good. Hopefully, I had turned from my Eric centered life and followed the narrow path of redemption Although I am not of this world I assure you we will meet again if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your path to Heaven. I would invite you to search your own soul and weigh the evidence for yourself about God, heaven and your future. After all, FOREVER is a long time to be wrong. Smile... when you remember, laugh and ease your mind... that being said, I am never farther away than a memory. Tomorrow is an opportunity, not a promise. Few men will have their name writ stone. Most will have theirs written only in water. I only hope to have my name wrote upon your heart. … (someone should sell that one to Hallmark J ) That being that… it’s time to take the top off the Jeep, turn up the Eagles and enjoy the ride. Shalom, I love you... Eric These are some of my favorite Bible verses that I would like you to work into my service, an occasional quotation and perhaps the small sayings I have collected at the bottom of the page. If I could have the songs played I would appreciate it. It should be copied to discs and my lockbox. Amazing Grace by The Randy Scruggs (that should be on a CD under my television if its not recorded). My favorite picture is probably the one of me standing on top of a mountain all by myself. I love the ones with my dogs, family and friends. Most of my favorite pictures can be found on Facebook so I wouldnt mind having one of those be a profile picture. ***This is just as good as the 23rd Psalm*** Acts 2:25-28 25... I always see the Lord near me, and I will not be afraid with him at my right side. 26Because of this, my heart will be glad, my words will be joyful, and I will live in hope. 27The Lord wont leave me in the grave. I am his holy one, and he wont let my body decay. 28He has shown me the path to life, and he makes me glad by being near me. Psalm 86:15-16 Romans 8 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Laminations 3:24-28 24Deep in my heart I say, The LORD is all I need; I can depend on him! 25The LORD is kind to everyone who trusts and obeys him. 26It is good to wait patiently for the LORD to save us. 27When we are young, it is good to struggle hard 28and to sit silently alone, if this is what the LORD intends. Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. —Isaiah 43:1 Proverbs 17:17 A friend is always a friend, and relatives are born to share our troubles. Romans 12***explanation of why I am the way I am... Proverbs 18:22 John 9:3 Romans 5:1-8 John 12:24-26 Psalm 61-62 Psalm 25 Ecclesiastes 3 Matthew 28:11 2 Kings 8:23 REASON I WAS PARALYZED I BROKE MY WORD... LORD God of Israel, no other god in heaven or on earth is like you! You never forget the agreement you made with your people, and you are loyal to anyone who faithfully obeys your teachings. There is victory in surrender when we are conquered by Christ. Someone has said, “What the caterpillar thinks is the end of life, the butterfly thinks is just the beginning” George MacDonald wrote, “How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.” As surely as day follows night and spring follows winter, life does follow grief. The memories that bring tears to our eyes will one day bring healing. 3 things in life once gone can never come back... time, words and opportunity... by Eric Schueler
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