There is comfort in death through belonging to Christ, but it is a hard comfort. Because it asks us to stand before God every moment, never denouncing or rejecting the gift of life, but taking each opportunity to delight in God, enjoy His creation, and extend His grace to others so long as we physically can. This is true even when we suffer physically and mentally, even as we lose control over our body and must depend more on others. We can be comforted that before God there is no burden to use our life efficiently, to accomplish enough or achieve enough, to do enough with our limited time to
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