Page 3 - Eloise Funeral Bulletin-Precious Memories & Tributes

Tribute by Marion Joseph
Christ is as the bittersweet flower, who is the
Truth by which we are sanctified, elevated,
purified, enlightened, and transformed (see
John 17:17; Acts 20:32; 1 Peter 1;22; Ephesians
1:18). He is the Way-that leads in the ”paths of
righteousness for His name sake: and “In the
way of righteousness is life…” (Psalm 23:3;
Proverbs 12:28). He is the life, “the source of
our life, the source of our immortality.
Christ is as the bluebell flower, humble, meek,
and lowly in heart. For our sakes, “He
humbled Himself and became obedient unto
death.”
Christ is as the fern, our Shelter in the midst of
our storms, joining our weakness to His
strength, power and might as the nasturtium
flower, and our ignorance to His wisdom as the
iris flower, our unworthiness to His
righteousness as the violet, and our poverty to
His exhaustless wealth as the yellow poppy.
(See 2 Corinthians 12:9; Isaiah 11:2,3).
Christ is as our forget-me-not, for He “will
never leave thee, nor forsake thee and He
promises to be “with you always, even unto the
end of the world (Hebrews 13:5; Matthew
28:20).
Colleague & Friend who shared her Christian Fellowship.
Revelation 14:13 states, “From henceforth happy are the dead who die in the
Lord… Happy indeed says the Spirit, for they rest from their labour and their
works do follow them.”
Yes, Sister Dean is resting peacefully, but she has left behind godly
examples for us to follow.
Example #1: As a Bible Worker working alongside the pastors during
evangelistic crusades, helping to prepare candidates for baptism.
Example #2: As a great teacher, whether in the K8 classes or high school.
As a high school religion teacher, God blessed her with the gift of explaining
to the students the 2300 days prophecy, and the sanctuary.
Example #3: Caring for others. While heading the religion department at
Miami Union Academy, Sister Dean formed a club known as “The Bedside
Ministry.” She and the students of that club took time to visit the sick at
home, in the nursing home, and in the hospital taking cards and flowers and
praying with the sick.
Example #4: She was an example of hospitality. Her house could rightly
be called, “A HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD”, for there she
sheltered and fed many.
Sister Dean’s whole life could be summed up as one of service and prayer.
All who knew Sister Dean would agree with me that her motto was “Let Us
Pray”. Now those lips are silent, I will never again hear her say to me “MJ,
let us pray”.
But family and friends, let us put into action the examples she has left behind
and let us daily surrender our lives to God. For the golden morning is fast
approaching when Jesus soon will come, to take us His faithful children to
that Promised Land. Then in our immortal flesh we will rise to seize the
everlasting prize. And in my sanctified ears, I will hear Sister Dean
shouting: Farewell, farewell sweet hour of prayer. For the darkening veil
which sin has caused will be removed, and we shall see Him face to face to
give Him praise and thanks for His redeeming grace.