From today's reading: "He will swallow up death for ever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces..." Isaiah 25:8a This is one of the readings for the burial office that offers hope and promise for all people. For Christians it is comforting to know that this life is not all there is; that there is more to come after our bodies die. More and more I see life as a preparation, a time of growth until we are ready to meet the Lord and move on past these earthly bonds. I don't think anyone knows what the next life will look like; all the people who have written about it and painted pictures of what their hearts have imagined, have projected out of their earthly existance. The only thing I feel sure about is that the presence of Almighty God will gather us up and draw us in to be part of that eternal life not bound by this earth, and the souls of all the faithful believers who have gone before will rejoice at our coming.
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