I just lost my younger brother. I myself am pushing 80. At church I’m surrounded by a growing number of people experiencing what could very well be their last turn of the wheel. Death is very real. And yet it is a time of joy and celebration. As Christians, we are kind of odd balls in the game of life because we march to a tune the pagan world cannot wrap its arms around.
To us death is a door. It is a door that stands before all of us, but unlike the pagan world we know what’s on the other side and we know that as much as we enjoy life here and now, the other side of that door is going to be much better. That’s why I the questions from a certain passage of scripture highlight our awareness,
1 Corinthians 15:55 (KJV) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?Through the door for us is the resurrection. It will be a resurrection into new bodies new minds, new spirits, and a resurrection into life eternal.
So death comes to mind frequently in my days now. I’m not trying to hurry it along. I have grandchildren to contribute to and the church family to support. I have the daily joy of the Lord. At the same time it’s coming.
When I think of the sting of death, I think it is more in the sting of a tetanus shot as opposed to the sting of a wasp.
homo unius libri
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