We have a calling, likely different from how this prophet received his
We are called together as sons and daughters of the King to live out the kingdom of God now as it is in Heaven. And while we are all in this work together, God has gifted us differently and given us different assignments to fulfill.
Remembering a friend: calling out to God and called home by him
Eddie knew the Lord, and as a man of faith who spent his whole career in Christian higher education, he no doubt had read and prayed this passage many times in seasons of difficulty.