Friday, October 30, 2009

Life and death

Life is about death. Recently I conducted funerals for a 29 and 49 year old. Today I attended a funeral for a 16 year old. Then later today I watched an 82 year old take his final breath right in front of me and his grieving family. The unifying factor in the death of the 16, 29 and 82 year old was a deep faith in Jesus Christ. As sad as those deaths were, there is a real hope and peace knowing they are with God. While conducting the service for the 49 year old, I couldn't say publicly that we all knew he was "in a better place." Although I spoke of the hope we have in Jesus, there was still a vagueness hanging in the air. My question is, "Where do you stand before God today and do you have that assurance and hope in Jesus Christ?"