Hold On to Me

Late last night one of my friends from home finally decided to call me to tell me that one of our friends had passed away early in the evening. Not just a friend, but a brother. A friend from middle school who just carried on into high school being your good friend! I thought that I would be okay after the initial shock and tears, but that isn't being proven so far. All I have wanted to do is sleep and when I would wake up, I would force myself back to sleep. I do have homework that I need to get done so I am staying awake now. On my way home from church today, I started to cry again. I decided to turn on the radio even though I didn't want to hear anything. Stellar Kart's "Hold on to Me" was playing. I thought that that was perfect timing. You see, last night, I went to Justin's myspace and was discouraged by reading his religious status which was agnostic. I think that that made me cry even more. Theres a part of the song that says "When your hope is running dry, and your dreams may seem to high, hold onto me." The beginning of that phrase really released a burden on my heart. I felt as if my hope was running dry. There are so many people in my life, including my family members, who do not have a relationship with Christ, and thats killing me now more than ever. I can't stand the thought of losing one of them and not being sure of their eternal destiny. But when our hope is running out, Christ tells us to hold on to Him and He will never let go.