To those who believe in Jesus, death is a gateway
I believe in death. I believe that it is part of life.
I believe that we are born to die, to die that we may live more fully; born to die a little each day to selfishness, to pretence and to sin.
I believe that every time we pass from one stage of life to another, something in us dies and something new is born.
I believe we taste death in moments of loneliness and rejection, in moments of sorrow and disappointment, when we are afraid, lose courage, and give up, when we see our dreams broken, and every time we say good bye.
I believe too, that we are dying before our time when we live in bitterness, in hatred and in isolation.
I believe that each day we are creating our own death by the way we live.
To those who believe in Jesus, death is a gateway,
a gateway to eternal life.
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