Thursday, March 8, 2018
Melvin Bronson (or as we knew him, Uncle Melvin) was a great man. He was a permanent fixture in my young life at church and a regular visitor at our home. To me, what made him great was his humility, generosity, and sense of humor. Uncle Melvin knew his place in this world relative to God and others and was always willing to serve. He was always ready with a car ride or a kind word or that dry, underplayed sense of humor that always made me smile and often made me laugh. One of my earliest memories with Uncle Melvin was when he took me and my brother to our first professional baseball game at Wrigley Field. He was not a wealthy man; but he bought the tickets, gave us money for food, and provided a humor-filled lesson about the game of baseball. Uncle Melvin may have had a diminutive physical stature, but he will always loom large in my memory as a great man. Matthew 25:40 states, "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'" (NIV) May Uncle Melvin rest in the peace, grace, and comfort that he provided to so many on this earth.
