Reflections

“Whoever sees the Son and believes in him shall live eternal life.”Many people are afraid of death. In most cases this is be- cause many of us think that death is loss. But our Christian teachings provide us with cou- rage by telling us that death is but a passage to life, to the real life where all of us are destined to reach. Of course I also un- derstand that the source of fear may be the teaching that there are two possibilities of the life that awaits us after death: life in eternal bliss (heaven) or life in eternal punishment (hell). But then, this fear can be mitigated. While we are still living today, let us make sure that we will reach heaven tomorrow. And instead of fearing death, we should always be ready for it. One beautiful line from the film “Dr. Strange” said: Death is a beauti- ful thing. It’s when we know that our days are numbered that we begin to live life better.Today we pray for all of those who have gone ahead of us in death, that through God’s mercy they will receive the reward of eternal life with him. We pray for ourselves too that when our time comes, we will share in the same reward.© Copyright Bible Diary 2019