(friend of mine) 'Death doesn't go over well with me.'
I know how she feels.
Well, death shouldn't "go over well" with anyone.
We weren't made to deal with death. We were made to live forever, so something in our heart breaks when someone's 'forever' is cut short. But soon enough, we'll be in the Place we were made for, and 'forever' won't be just a word.
'When I find in myself a desire that no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.'
—C. S. Lewis
"There's a step that we all take alone,
An appointment we have with the great unknown.
Like a vapor this life is just waiting to pass—
Like the flowers that fade like the withering grass.
An appointment we have with the great unknown.
Like a vapor this life is just waiting to pass—
Like the flowers that fade like the withering grass.
But life seems so long, and death so complete.
And the grave an impossible portion to cheat.
But there's One who has been there and still lived to tell—
There is One who has been through both heaven and hell.
And the grave an impossible portion to cheat.
But there's One who has been there and still lived to tell—
There is One who has been through both heaven and hell.
And the Grave will come up empty handed that day.
Jesus will come and steal us away!
Where is the sting? Tell me, where is the bite?
When the Grave Robber comes like a thief in the night.
Where is the victory? Where is the prize?
When the Grave Robber comes
And death finally dies.
Many still mourn and many still weep
For those that they love who have fallen asleep.
But we have this hope though our hearts may still ache
Just one shout from above and they all will awake!
And in the reunion of joy we will see
Death will be swallowed in sweet victory!
Death will be swallowed in sweet victory!
Where is the sting? Tell me, where is the bite?
When the Grave Robber comes like a thief in the night.
Where is the victory? Where is the prize?
When the Grave Robber comes
And death finally dies.
When the Grave Robber comes like a thief in the night.
Where is the victory? Where is the prize?
When the Grave Robber comes
And death finally dies.
When the last enemy is gone from the dust will come a song
Those asleep will be awakened — not a one will be forsaken.
He will wipe away our tears, He will steal away our fears.
There will be no sad tomorrow — there will be no pain or sorrow."
(Petra, 'Grave Robber')
Those are really neat quotes and lyrics. :)
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