A FINAL FAREWELL ON HIS HOSPITAL BED — AT THE FUNERAL, PHIL ROBERTSON NO LONGER HAD THE STRENGTH TO SPEAK A COMPLETE SENTENCE, HIS VOICE TREMBLING AND BREAKING WITH HIS LAST BREATH, HIS EYES RED AND SOAKED AS IF WANTING TO HOLD ONTO EVERY BELOVED FACE, AND THEN… HIS FRAGILE HAND STILL STRUGGLED TO RAISE, WAVE SLOWLY — A SMALL GESTURE BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE THE ENTIRE SPACE SILENT. AS IF HE WERE SAYING HIS FINAL GOODBYE TO LIFE WITH ALL THE LOVE, FAITH, AND PEACE OF A MAN WHO HAD LIVED TO THE FULLEST.
Introduction In the final hours of Phil Robertson’s life, strength was no longer measured by...