...like it is at this exact moment...

I have not heard this song since I graduated from high school.  My friend, Connie, sang it at our commencement services. 

All these years later, as I prepare to say goodbye to dear friends -- this song has found its way back in to my heart and it's brought me great comfort.  Because let's be honest -- saying goodbye is not fun!  And it hurts.  Even though I know we will keep in touch, it will never be like it is at this exact moment and that is what is breaking my heart the most. 

Pray for Me

Lyrics by Michael W. Smith

Here is where the road divides
Here is where we realize
The sculpting of the Father's great design
Through time you've been a friend to me
But time is now the enemy
I wish we didn't have to say goodbye.
But I know the road He chose for me
Is not the road He chose for you
So as we chase the dreams we're after

(Chorus)
Pray for me and I'll pray for you.
Pray that we will keep the common ground.
Won't you pray for me and I'll pray for you.
And one day love will bring us back around again.

Painted on our tapestry,
We see the way it has to be
Weaving through the laughter and the tears
But love will be the tie that binds us
To the time we leave behind us
Memories will be our souvenirs
And I know that through it all
The hardest part of love is letting go
But there's a Greater Love that holds us.

(Chorus)