Is death the absence of life? We will not avoid death, just as we did not avoid life. Theories abound as to the finality of death. I believe death is not the last word, but is a place of changing, yet continued existence. To be clear, our bodies will experience a physical death. Yet there is a part of us, sometimes referred to as our soul, our spirit, or inner being, which I believe has and will continue to transcend this life. It is as if our souls are not bound within the world as we experience it today. The soul is primordial, comes from God and will one day return to God.
Death then is the condition of passing from this experience of life unto the next shadowy place where God will be found. Many claim to have visited death and then returned to life to share their experience. These reports offer that death may lead us to a place of goodness and eternal grace, or a place of anguish and turmoil. I find scripture supports their observation.
We need not fear death. God's grace and love will abound in death as creative power. In addition, we shall not glorify or worship death. To do so would be to fail to live fully within the gift of today. And isn't our goal to live in this moment in time as faithfully as possible without fear of death? I think so.
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