Victory

<p>My husband Pastor Darryl Hale passed away May 2007 but his legacy continues in</p><p>countless ways. I am honored to present his poems to you for the purpose of your </p><p>inspiration edification and increased hope and faith in God. My desire is for you to</p><p>know and follow God more fully and sincerely as you read from a remarkably gifted </p><p>man who truly personified a Christian. Seconds before my husband lapsed into non-</p><p>responsiveness I glimpsed him as the nurse was gently washing him I noticed that he </p><p>was bone-thin and his skin had taken on a yellowish pallor. Yet he sat on a chair</p><p>quietly and calmly talking to the nurse about the goodness of Jesus as she in turn </p><p>quietly responded and affirmed this as she continued his care. When I came in I </p><p>suddenly felt the need to do something; to get darryl demoting he had been asking </p><p>earlier during the week. In a fateful decision I turned heel and left with the purpose of </p><p>going to the gift store and returning with the small item; by then I reasoned the nurse </p><p>would be done and I could talk to Darryl and basically have him to myself. This was not </p><p>to be. My husband died moments after I left his room. This is what comforts me; that </p><p>Darryl’s last moments on earth were spend talking about Christ to one more should with </p><p>his last breath of life.</p><p><br />Vera Hale</p>