14/09/2025
âHope Beyond the Tearsâ
Yesterday and today brought me the kind of news no heart is ever prepared for. Within just a day, I learned of the passing of two people dear to me.
The first was familyânot close in the daily sense, but close in the way love ties people together. Each time we met, it was as if no time had passed. We would hug, love on each other, and pick up right where we left off. When I heard the news, I was shockedâstill am. I didnât cry right away, but when I was home alone, the tears came.
Then today, another wave of grief struck. I received the news of a woman who was like a mother to meâsomeone who encouraged me in everything I did, who stood behind me and supported my children, who called me weekly. Losing her broke something open in me. I was in church when I heard, and I cried so hard I couldnât hold back.
But in the middle of my pain, my sister in Christ reminded me of a comforting truth: both of them were saved. And that means their story doesnât end here.
Godâs Word promises:
âWe do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.â â 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
âPrecious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.â â Psalm 116:15
âAnd God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.â â Revelation 21:4
So while my heart aches and my tears fall, I hold on to this hope: death is not the end. They are with the Lord, and I will see them again.
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