Dear Natasha, Carsyn and Addie:
I don't know the pain of losing a husband. I don't know the hurt of losing a father as a child. So I will not say, "I know how you feel." I don't. But here is how I feel. I feel broken-hearted and at the same time so very fortunate to have been blessed by Rob's presence and witness to us, those who sit anonymously in a church pew dealing with our own lives, our particular pain, our unusual situations. Rob was a great blessing to everyone who ever had the privilege of hearing him worship, hearing him lead from his heart. You will likely never know how many people he influenced for God. Rob spoke God's word and spoke it in a way that uniquely reached each person who had the privilege to hear him worship, to emulate him in his heartfelt praise, and to grow deeper as a child of God because of his example.
I cannot say I understand your pain. So may I simply say this: Thank you. Thank you for sharing your husband, your father, with us, the thousands, tens of thousands, who benefited so greatly from his voice, his heart and his soul. Thank you.
