The reason I am bring this old post back up today is the movie about the man who wrote the song "I can only imagine" which became a megahit, is premiering tonight March 16th. I hope to see it and would encourage you to if you get a chance. ...
The picture below was taken during a break in a play we did several years at Antioch Baptist Johnson City and the dramatists in the heaven scene of the production of "Judgement House" in the fall of 2001. they would put on every year around Halloween. The heaven scene was often the culmination of the play and if you were a person in the scenes or a guide, you could tell that it got peoples attention. This play swas one the audience walked from scene to scene and the 'actors' in the scenes may have performed the same part around 30 times an evening. A typical night ran 3 hours long, 3 times a week for 3 weeks. It was a huge commitment but it had a great impact.
I am not sure but this may have been the year in the heaven scene when the song "I can only imagine" was a hit. My daughter Carol told me that she and the others inthe heaven scene would often sing that song as they waited until the next group to "come to heaven". I think Sal Cicirello played Jesus in the heaven scene every year we did this and did an amazing job. He made chills run down your spine as he shook each person's hand who was there for the drama and this scene. He would also look into each person's eyes and you just knew what he was saying without even saying it.."do you know you will be here someday?:" My daughter, Carol is standing right in front of Sal in this picture, and I know ...no, I KNOW that she is THERE---> in HEAVEN and I can only imagine how big a smile she has on her face and she tells me "it's true --you just have to believe, OH HOW HE LOVES YOU ...can't wait to see you!: And I say i wish I had put this in the book I wrote about her: "Carol's Smile".
I know that song was also helpful when I had my first brain surgery for my electrodes in my head, and it was stressful, and they asked what kind of music i liked and I told them Christian music...it wasn't long and I heard "I can only imagine"and I thought about Carol being in heaven and everything seemed OK from there on out. (Yes I was awake when they were operating on my brain in order for the doc to tell if the implant is in the right spot. So I had to give them some feedback verbally and with some hand signals).
So go and see why the man wrote this song that became so popular and is so very descriptive of how we will all feel when we meet Jesus! So many special people in this picture. Thank you for making my daughter's smile even bigger because of your love! Judy 3/16/18
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