In talking to our children as they were about to be blessed in the Children's Liturgy of the Word, I asked if they would like to live forever. All enthusiastically raised their hands. This is precisely today's scripture message. We share forever in the risen life of Christ Jesus.
While it is a very natural question to ask: "what is it like when we die," we don't the specifics to this question. We do know that life is not ended in death. We share in the fullness of the Lord's Risen Life. Thanks be to God.
In this month, let us entrust the deceased of our families and the deceased of our nation to the fullness of God's eternal life.
The resurrection of Jesus is the linchpin of Christian faith, the source of our hope and the cause of our joy,
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