My Dad-Father's Day
My Dad-Father's Day
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Sat Jun 19, 2010 @ 04:15PM
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In Loving Memory
Linwood R. Moore
1948-2008
Absent from the body, present with the Lord. II Cor. 5:8
Tribute written by Kristen Moore.
"Not to the strong is the battle, not to the swift is the race, but to the true and the faithful, victory is promised through grace." - Fanny Crosby
If any person has ever illustrated this truth, it was Linwood Richardson Moore.
From sports to the military to family to God's Word, Linwood was true, and he was faithful.
Linwood loved sports, especially baseball. He was a faithful fan of the New York Yankees, the Washington Redskins, and any college team from Virginia. Through victories and losses, Linwood always stood by his team-true and faithful.
A hospital corpsman in the Navy, Linwood faithfully served his fallen comrades. Never one to promote himself, there are very few glimpses of Linwood's heroism. However, he did share one instance of a time when he needed to act quickly to physically restrain a burn victim who was attempting to commit suicide by jumping from a top-story hospital window. Through victories and losses, Linwood always stood by his country-true and faithful.
However Linwood's loyalty to his family outweighed even his love for sports and country. Being the only man among five women, he was their silent rock and unselfish supporter. Believing a Christian's treasure is stored up in heaven, he willingly sold earthly treasures like his prized base-ball card collection and his father's hunting rifle so that his girls would be able to stay in college to complete their education.
He was a hard worker, working the night shift and overtime to provide for his family. When the time came to move, he put first his wife's calling to be a Christian school teacher and moved to Des Moines so she could teach at Grandview Park Baptist School. Through family victories and losses, Linwood always stood by his family-true and faithful.
In 1972, Linwood gained a treasure more important than family, work, or sports. He gained a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ when he acknowledged that he was a sinner and needed a Savior.
Throughout his Christian walk, Linwood endured many trials-the ups and downs of life-physical, emotional, and spiritual. These trials directed Linwood to the precious truths found in his favorite hymns such as "The Haven of Rest" and favorite verses such as Psalms 56:11, "In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me."
Reading the Bible every day and in it's entirety every year, Lin gained the strength necessary to remain true and faithful to the end, and always with his trademark twinkle in his eye and quick sense of humor.
Today Linwood's family rejoices that the man who was faithful in the little things on earth has now heard the Lord's approval, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."
Linwood has finally anchored his soul in that Haven of Rest. And now, after many victories and losses, he stands by his Lord-true and faithful.
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