A week ago today marks a very important date, a complete year since a close friend of mine gained what we all want to gain eventually. His name was David Osborne, but we all called him Daves. There is so much I could say about him, but truth be told all I can say is that I promise that you'd wish you had knew him. He made everyone feel like you were his best friend.
Most of my friends got together last week to commemerate him, be together like we had been last year. I was on my way to visit family. A lot of people also got to write letters, I've been putting it off.
Maybe because I don't want to cry, but reality is I just don't want to face the fact that I won't see him till the day that I too will gain. That I cannot tell him what God is doing in my life.
But today, I am sitting down to finally write that letter down and to share it with you.
Dear Daves,
I cannot believe that a full year has passed. But then I feel like it has been years. Time is just so distorted when I think of you. I cannot seem to find where left this Earth and gain what we all desire. The morning I found out about it, I couldn't accept that you were gone. I couldn't grasp that I could text your phone number or go to your house and find that you weren't there, you wouldn't respond. I still feel like you are just visiting your parents or on some crazy mission trip like you had always wanted.
I know I didn't know you as well as a lot of people, but you made me feel like a very close friend. You were always willing to listen and always willing to share what God was doing in your life. You always blessed me so much, it was ridiculous. I couldn't believe how fast you were growing spiritually and how you grasped the Word so dearly and personally to yourself. You worshipped God with everything you did, and it showed.
Daves you inpsired me to go after God harder than I ever had before. Because of your life and testimony I know that God is in people's lives to do amazing things. I want to bring the life changing God that transformed your life and my life to those who have never heard of Him. You were part of that inspiration.
I miss my swagger coach. My swagger is fading since you've gone home. I saw a shirt that read "I got 99 problems but my swagger ain't one" and I just thought about all the lessons you gave me. I still have a couple of words, but I don't think I'll ever catch up with the in crowd…hahaha. And my dance moves are shaky, but who cares, I still dance better than a lot of peach people…lol!
I miss you bruh…more than words can say….
Your sister in Christ,
Hannah Wunder
One of the last songs Daves listen to was "To Live is Christ" by Trip Lee on 116 Clique's CD 13 Letters.
"Our life is nothin' but Christ is all,
So conduct yourselves worthy of His righteous call"
It's something that has really forced me to look at my life and really find what I want it to be about. I want my life to glorify God and to show that to live is Christ and die is gain.
Philippians 1:21 reads,
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
RIP Daves
September 19 ,1992 – April 9th, 2011
To Daves who gained,
See you when I get home.
