”We all live, then we all die, and sooner than we expect or prefer.” Unknown

When I hear that some celebrity that I admire has unexpectedly died, a powerful sense of loss comes over me. I think, “Aww man, they’re gone and gone too soon!” I am actually surprised that these emotions can last for days, even weeks, and for someone I really don’t know. I wonder if my attachments to life  are not as strong as my longings for the next. Or are they? The simple truth is I love life and love it so much I want to do it forever.  Jesus promises that I will. Lord help me to see death not as loss but as gain.

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Phil.1.21 Conversations Within” ts 5/23/2020