Devotion on death, Christian funerals, comfort and hope. 2 pages.

“It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found” (Luke 15:32).

The Christian funeral service is actually a celebration of the grace of God in the life of the believer. … Even though we mourn at the loss of our believing friend, we can praise God that he or she is indeed rejoicing in heaven.

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