Author
Sandra Aldrich writes about her children’s first experience with a visitation
at a funeral home. Her youngest stared
at the casket and asked “is she breathing?”
The older child quickly answered, “No, she’s not breathing. Remember?
The breathin’ part’s in heaven.”
This little
story gives me comfort today as we learn of yet another death among our
membership at Peace. A believer now has
his “breathin’ part” in heaven. Left
behind are those who loved him dearly, hurting and stunned, but also clinging
to the assurance of Easter, the assurance that He is now breathin’ with
Jesus.
Your soul,
your “breathin’ part” isn’t in heaven yet.
It’s here for now.
Discouragements, set backs, broken relationships, and struggles of all
kinds bring us down. It is so easy to
forget the hope that is ours in Easter.
Life is hard, but God is good and He promises us the crown of eternal
life. The promise of heaven can
strengthen our difficult days and help us smile, knowing that we aren’t Home
yet, but that wonderful day is coming for each of us. Jesus said to Martha: “I am the Resurrection
and the Life. He who believes in Me will
live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never
die. Do you believe this?”
Polly Wegner, DCE
Director of Discipleship
pwegner@peacelutheran.net
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