Tribute To Ian Harrison
Ian, my brother in law, you have left this earth and gone to heaven just this past week at the young age of only 50. Alone you were when you died, but we know that you had a welcome party waiting for you and now you reside with a company of people who love you dearly.
Flawed, like all of us. Scarred. Embattled. From the very moment you were born your body continued to come under physical attack time and time again throughout your lifetime. And yet amidst that tragedy there were glorious moments.
One moment that transformed your life occurred as you started to look through a telescope at the starry heavens. And as the Word states: ‘The heavens declare the glory of the Lord’. And as you stared into that vast expanse called space you met the maker of the universe and was radically born again. Immediately there was a transformational change in your personality, so much so that there came a point that your younger sister asked you to share with her what had so dramatically changed your life. You impacted her. And as you shared with her your story her life was changed in an instant as well.
As the husband of your sister, I am forever grateful for that Ian, because from that day on Shelley and I have continued to walk in obedience to the maker of the heavens and the earth. And without the influence of you as her big brother that may have never happened.
Ian, though your final hours may have been black, dark, dismal and possibly terrifying – you are now in a place where a new body has been granted to you – perfect in every way. All pain has passed, and only peace resides. We will see you soon, for a thousand years are but as a day, to once again enjoy your humour, your laughter and your company.
