Reflexion
"A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of nacimiento.Mejor is to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, because that is the end of every man, and the living will reflect on their corazón.Mejor is sadness than laughter, because when the face is sad the heart may be contento.El heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure. " (Ecclesiastes 7:1-4)
In life there are many events and situciones happy or sad that we can certainly anticipate and expect. One such event insurance is death. The Word of God declares emphatically: "For the living know that they will die." (Ecclesiastes 9:5) If Jesus does not return within certain chronological parameters, many of us, if not all spend the rest. The circumstances may vary, but the end is the same. The death event is safe. What we can not predict is how we will handle the experiences that they encounter when a loved one dies.
This reflection is not born in a vacuum. Recently my wife lost her mother and I lost my mother. Everything was fast and we had emergency travel to the Dominican Republic. From the airport we went directly to the funeral home and from there to the cemetery for the funeral. We spent a week in our country and our conversations and proceedings were all linked with the death of my suegra.En circumstances how are you the subject of death is specifically and generally. We talk about the death of my mother, but also of death in general. I was repeatedly question by some people about the teachings of Scripture concerning death. As a student of the Bible and as Minister I am accustomed to answer such questions. I think the word is clear regarding the status of the dead. However, in certain times and places I was overwhelmed by some searching questions to which I was confronted. These questions arose not from outside, but within my own being. These questions were not doctrinal in nature but existential.
There was a specific experience that pulled the trigger to fire questions. Several days after the funeral I went with my father and my wife to the cemetery for some procedures related to the vault or niche. While they talked to the manager I was watching the scene. I saw several burials, but one of them struck me greatly. At an old covered wagon brought a dead man. It was clear that e coffin was the cheapest. About three ladies accompanied by a pair of cemetery workers were the only ones who formed the group of mourners. In a couple of occasions opened a small window in the coffin, so carefree and indifferent look inside. After quickly address the grave dug in the ground and lowered the coffin. The "suffering" if you can call and gave the impression of wanting to escape the late fast and without rhyme or reason as dice.El see this scene provoked in me a series of reactions, I admit I almost cried.
All that day I was sorry and that to deny it, too worried. I fully accept what the Bible says in the passage quoted above: "But the dead know nothing." Is that a dead or feel or suffer and that God will resurrect the faithful of all ages when Jesus comes. That does not worry me. What worries me is this, what I am making with my life and those around me.
knew in those days also the mode with the thieves of my country to desecrate the graves to steal the expensive coffin. Recently desecrated the grave of a billionaire taking everything and leaving the dead body stretched out like an animal. This is tragic, but more tragic is the belief that if they have that they took everything. Our greatest wealth and accumulate really persist right through our lives. Not measured by material things but spiritual. Actually become part of our character. When we die, we sleep in these riches until the final days are not only revived but also glorified in nosotros.Ay of who live in fear of what will make your remains or possessions after his death.
The greatest treasure are we in so far as we relate to our Savior Jesus. Everything else is fleeting and perishable.
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