There is one subject almost universally uncomfortable to discuss: death. The more people we meet along this journey with Charlotte and Sophie, the more we are seeing how uneasy many are when we talk about the girls’ Earthly end. We are grieved to observe that even professed believers in Christ skirt around the topic whenever it is brought up in conversation. Death should not be taboo in our daily speech.
My husband made this truthful but blunt statement, “We are all dying. Some are just dying faster than others.” Yes, death does bring grief and morning for Earthly loss, but for a believer it should also be a time for rejoicing. We are being promoted to a Heavenly life; our saved loved ones who have gone before us are already experiencing their highest calling: eternal life. Yes, we miss them dreadfully, but we will see them again one day. We will have a chance to talk and embrace them again as we live within new Heavenly bodies.
Death is not our end; it is our new beginning. Without death, we would not have God’s gift of eternal life. Jesus’ death on the cross has made an absolute way for us to gain access into God’s kingdom and receive His love and forgiveness. We are all dying. We all have an end to our Earthly story. But those who have trusted Christ as their precious Savior will move on to a new life full of eternal joy—no more tears, no more pain, no more suffering.
Fellow Christians, we beseech you to talk about Earthly death with the saved and unsaved. If you are afraid or avoiding talk of your own death, be sure to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before the Lord. If you think death is the worst thing that could happen to you or are sad to leave this world behind, do a thorough well check into your spiritual life. We should be eagerly anticipating our promotion into eternal life, not fearing it.
As strange as this sounds, we are truly thankful for the topic of death. Charlotte and Sophie’s terminal illness has changed our perspective, and we now eagerly await the day we pass into eternal life and see them there waiting for us if God chooses to take them home before us. Do not fear death. Do not exclude it from your normal conversation. If heaven is your destination, it will be your motivation. Talk about it, be excited about it, and do not forget God is always, only good.
– Bethany