Rich Mullins passed away 10 years ago today. I’ve been thinking for the last several days about today and what my blog post about Rich would say. The only problem is that I haven’t been able to come up with much.

Tonight I saw Brandy (one of my favorite internet friends) online. We talked a little bit about Rich and his life. I think it speaks a lot about a guy when after 10 years, a couple of friends get together and talk about his influence in their lives.

I’m not really sure what to say about the guy, but I think the words he wrote (which were later sung by Andrew Peterson) in “Mary Picked the Roses” are appropriate for a night like this:

I write songs, these songs I sing
I’d have none if not for Him
And I know whence came the tunes
Because Jesus made the roses bloom.

I will soon be leaving, I will soon be gone.
I will soon be leaving, but I leave for you my songs.
Though this life is fleeting, and time is no one’s friend
I will soon be leaving, Jesus never ends.

May the songs of our lives be sung 10 years after we’re gone.