Easter
morning, or better “Resurrection Sunday,” carries a special significance to all
who realize that the Empty Tomb is evidence that there is hope beyond the
grave. Although Christ-followers still
grieve when loved ones die in Christ, we do not “grieve as those who have no
hope” in life after the grave (1 Thessalonians 4: 13). Proof of our faith is the wellspring of hope
that helps us bear the sting of death of a loved one.
After battling cancer for over 10 months, a few days ago became Donna’s “graduation day” to Heaven. Many loving family members gathered around her bed and celebrated her life by singing some of her favorite hymns, including “In the Garden” and “Amazing Grace.” Even in her largely unresponsive state, Donna’s lips moved as if to sing along. Minutes later, alone in her bedroom, Donna took the hand of Jesus her Savior who lead her into the glorious presence of God where she joined her loved ones who have gone before.
In a twinkling of an eye, Donna finished her struggle with cancer, took the hand of Jesus her Savior. Her faith in Christ became sight as she observed the glory of the face of God. She is gone from us but we will see her again because Jesus gave His life to close an infinite gap of our separation from God by faith in His shed blood on His Cross. When we simply look in faith to the Cross as Donna did, darkness gives way to the light of the dawn of the Resurrection of the Risen Christ.
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