John 11:21 New International Version (NIV)
21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here,
my brother would not have died.
If you have ever stood at the grave side of a loved one,
this thought probably crossed your mind, too — if you had only been here, Lord!
Where is Jesus when we hurt? Why couldn't he be here to help us? There are a
couple of crucial answers to remember. First, Jesus is with us in our moments
of loss and grief. The Church is Jesus' Body and every act of kindness,
support, comfort, and help is Jesus working to alleviate our grief. Second,
while he may not have kept our loved one from passing from this life to the
next, he has been the abiding and unbroken presence for each Christian who has
died physically. Paul reminds us that when a Christian dies, he or she goes to
be with Christ (2 Cor. 5:6-7; Phil. 1:21-23) and God's loving presence is
never lost to him or her (Rom. 8:35-39)!
Thought for today:
Can I tap into my faith enough to find comfort in my grief?
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