
| Naomi's Corner I want to thank everyone for there prayers and well wishes following the passing of my sister, Tress Jordan. Tress was the oldest and I the youngest of ten children. She was so much like a mother figure to me. I spent alot of my time growing up at Tress' house playing with my neices and nephews which are about my age. Some older and some younger, so they were like brothers and sisters to me. Her funeral was one of the greatest celebrations of life I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. Rod preached the funeral. He has a great gift of God to preach funerals and I've heard him literally do hundreds down through the years but this one topped them all. He always says, "it's easy when you have good material to work with". Tress lived a devoted life to Christ and left a lot of "good material to work with". A few hours before Tress went home to be with the Lord, I went in the ICU room to see her. She had been in a comma for three days and had not responded to anything. I had told some of her daughters about the new song I had written, "They All Knew Me There", and they asked me to sing it for their mother because they knew she was just moments away from joining their Dad, Kelson Jordan, and many loved ones on the otherside and thought the song would be an encouragement to her. I started singing and Tress moved and tried her best to look at me. When I sang the chorus, " I saw friends, I saw loved ones, angels all around. I was amazed at the great homecoming, forever all to share. But, best of all I saw Jesus, God's Only Son, what a consolation, they all knew me there" it was like she was trying to tell us how true those words were. They all knew her there. A few hours later she made the crossing into joy unspeakable and full of glory. I wish everyone could have been at the funeral and experienced the anointing that fell. When we sang that song in the service the power of God swept across the auditorium and the crowd broke into applause and rejoicing. Someone summed it up after the service by saying there was such a surge of power that went through the room you had to do something. What a home going. I pray that I can leave that kind of "good material" when it comes my time. Keep us in prayer, sometimes the road gets weary. Singing His Songs, Naomi |