Where is Your Victory?

Death is such a finality. Death is the end. We cry, because we want to hold on to something we cannot. We don't like goodbyes. We hate endings.
Life is a beautiful thing. There are heartaches, and there are struggles, but there is hope, and there are opportunities. In life we have second chances. Life is all about loving and forgiving. It is about learning and feeling.
Death is opposite. It is no feeling, and no loving. In death, we have no opportunities. In every sense of the word, it is the complete opposite of life.
And yet, in a way, death is only another stage in life. Death opens a door that leads to so much more life.
In Christ, death is only another step in the journey of life. Death is a beginning of deeper love, fuller joy, and more feelings.
Three weeks ago, I witnessed a beautiful death. The dying process was far from being easy or fun. But the death was beautiful in that he wanted so badly to leave this cruel earth. He couldn't wait to meet his Creator. He was so content to die. And as much as my mind tells me it is impossible, my heart tells me that death can be a joyful time.