We see the sorrow and grief of the Israelites after the greatest man in the Old Testament died. Moses lived to be 120 but still did not get to do everything he wanted. Ecclesiastes describes the inevitability of death. The limited revelation in the Old Testament makes me grateful for the opportunity to tell people that even when this life is over, it is NOT over. We are Easter people. Our earthbound exit is transformed into a heavenly entrance. Eugene O’Kelly was the CEO of the huge accounting firm, KPMG. He had the world by the tail. In his book, “Chasing Daylight,” he wrote, “I was blessed. I was told I had three months to live.” What an odd statement. O’Kelly was 53 years old when diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He described how he would face his final shift – death. It’s painful to realize a person who is so important in our lives can be gone in a second. Yet, we ALL die. No one here gets out alive. I recently saw my life expectancy is 19½ years. I plan to beat that. However, the end is relatively near for all of us. We never know. James 4:14 is correct, “Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” We all want to live long and healthy lives, but what happens beyond this life? Many prefer not to think about it. Let’s read about the tremendous gift God has given us – eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. - Pastor Tom Harrison