I am very sorry for the recent loss of your dear loved one, Mrs. Earline. I have a brief encouraging message I would like to share with you from the Bible. The Bible can be a great source of both comfort and hope during this most difficult time in your lives. For an example, at Revelation 21:3-5 it assures us that the day is soon coming when our most loving Heavenly Father is going to wipe away the tears of sorrow from our eyes and that even pain and death will be no more. I hope after reading this it will be of some comfort to each one of you. If later you would like to learn more from the Bible about why we die or why does a loving God allow so much suffering and injustice, please feel free to go to the website: www.jw.org to find satisfying answers.

A candle was lit by Shakella Sims on June 27, 2018 8:17 AM

Message from M. Scurry

June 27, 2018 7:32 AM

To the Burrough and Hall Family: It seems so unfair that death should have the power to take away someone you love. And when it happens, the thought of never again being able to talk to, laugh with, or hold your loved one can be most difficult to bear. That pain is not necessarily erased by being told that your loved one is up in heaven.

The Bible, however, holds out a much different hope. The Scriptures show that it is possible to be reunited with your dead loved one in the near future, not in an unknown heaven but right here on earth under peaceful, righteous conditions.
What would it take to convince you that this is a sure hope? To believe in a promise, you would need to be certain that the one making the promise is both willing and able to fulfill it. Who, then, is it that promises that the dead will live again?

Jesus Christ boldly promised: “Just as the Father raises the dead up and makes them alive, so the Son also makes those alive whom he wants to. Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his [Jesus’] voice and come out.” (John 5:21, 28, 29) Jehovah God himself, the Creator of all things promised: “Your dead will live. My corpses will rise up(Isaiah 26:19).

Yes, Jesus Christ promised that millions now dead will live again on this earth and have the prospect of remaining on it forever under peaceful, paradisaic conditions. (Luke 23:43; John 3:16; 17:3; compare Psalm 37:29 and Matthew 5:5.) Since Jesus made the promise, it is safe to assume that he is willing to fulfill it.

These promises have consoled me and others, when ones we loved have fallen asleep in death. I hope you can find some comfort in reading them as well. Earline is in the best hands she can be - the hands of her loving Heavenly Father Jehovah, who has given his Son Jesus, authority over death. Rest, my sister we will see you soon!!!

A candle was lit by Joyce Boyd and family on June 26, 2018 11:58 PM

A candle was lit by Cue Esther Tribble Bridwell on June 26, 2018 11:25 PM