Life is short
I received news that my aunt Mary-Louise went to be with Jesus at 3am Sunday morning. I know that being sad is alright. But as I get older I am getting more sad as I get the news of people dying. I know God rules over death. In fact the Bible says in Romans 6:9-10, "knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin, once for all, but the life that He lives, He lives to God." Jesus rules over death. He conquered death once for all. So even though I may get sad it's okay. Jesus got sad. He even cried at the news of the death of his friend Lazarus (John 11:35). So when you receive news of someone's death, take courage that Jesus knows about it and He even conquered it for you. Life is short but Jesus rules over death.