As I sat in church Sunday, an announcement was made that a 12-year-old boy had passed away during the week. Monday night I heard from a dear friend that her mother lost a battle with cancer. This morning, another friend told of how she felt impressed to go spend time with her mother... not knowing that it would be the last time they would share such a moment on earth. Then, a few hours later, my husband called to say his cousin had been in a fatal car accident. Thankfully, his wife and new baby were not in the vehicle.
It hurts so much to lose someone you love. The ache for spending time with that person doesn't ever fully go away. That is one reason people look to God. They want to find peace in tragedy. God gives us peace. He has a plan for everyone, and death is only a step in our eternal plan. It's a necessary step, painful for those we leave behind, but if we didn't die, we couldn't be resurrected and made perfect.
This weekend is Easter. The culmination of Christ's gift to us was fulfilled when he rose from the tomb on the third day. I have asked God and have felt the Holy Spirit answer me that He is real. Jesus Christ did come to earth and suffer for our sins. He died on the cross and was resurrected on the third day. He did it all for US. So WE could live again after this life, be reunited with our loved ones, and most especially with Him and with our Father in Heaven.
Because He lives, we too shall live. All of us... rich, poor, old, young, male, female... everyone.
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