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FOR MY BELOVED FAMILY.
CONCERNING GRIEF AND THOSE LEFT
Many people die suddenly, and those
who were close to them often feel a sense of guilt if they were denied the
opportunity of saying a last goodbye. As an example, and with regard to my own
family, if it should be the case that my spirit should leave this life first:
Given that my wife and two eldest sons showed so much genuine love to me in word
and deed while I was on earth, but that absence from them should prevent us
saying a last goodbye, this omission should not add to the sadness of my family.
This is because of the thousands of unselfish acts of loving kindness we did for
each other when we were together. These were the important moments in our lives,
and are of far greater value than any comforting words spoken in the last
moments of one's life. (Eccles 7:1
Furthermore, there is the
understanding that we will live together again in far more pleasant abodes as
faithful ones with a guaranteed hope of a spirit afterlife
But as for those who have lived
Godless lives, and have not come to be known by God, who do not care about the
purpose of this life and their obligations to Him while in the flesh:
When someone close to them dies they are left utterly desolate, for it brings
the realization of life without hope, reminding them of their own guilt, and the
emptiness they feel whenever they think of their dead and their future without
God. (2 Esdras 7:78 So I thank you for Your love dear Father, and for the loving family You gave me. Of those remaining of my family, I would ask that they read the Lord's words in 2 Esdras 7:88-98 (NEB) concerning the seven appointed stages of joy awaiting "those who have kept to the way laid down by the Most High".
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