Death is a lonely thing.
Over the past year I have experienced more death than I ever expected at this point in my life. Within the past 12-14 months I have seen my grandfather, a friend of my best friend, my grandmother-in-law, and a few weeks ago my grandmother pass away. I think the most terrifying thing about death is the feeling of helplessness and being alone.
For me, being exposed to so much death confirms that we are not meant for this world. This world is full of pain, and suffering, and death, and sadness. Sin has taken hold of this world and corrupted what God intended to be perfect, and beautiful, and full of life. Now, instead of life, we have to deal with pain and suffering. Now, we experience death. That is until we are finally taken from this broken place and brought into the arms of the Kingdom. It is a beautiful thing to realize that we are not meant for this world, but for a better place, which our Father has prepared for us.
Shortly before my grandfather passed away, my dad overheard him say to my grandmother with failing breath, “I will look for you.” I think this is a beautiful picture of someone that knows that we are not meant for this world, but for a better place where all of our hurt and pain will be no more.
