BBD 08.19.05 Life Goes On
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08.19.05
Life Goes On
(Originally sent 03.20.03)
But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down
and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at
the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then
they said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?' She said to them, 'Because
they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.'
Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing
there.. - John 20:11-14a.
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and
that He had spoken these things to her. - John 20:18.
USA Today reports (2003) that "Life Goes On In The USA." Apparently life
also goes on in Iraq. Ordinary people still go about their lives coping with
the normal challenges of living life each day. Even in the midst of war
people are still people. Some on both sides fear for the safety of loved
ones who will be fighting in the battle. Some on both sides wonder how they
will go on if something does happen to their loved ones. But life will
continue to go on.
This is a war unlike any other in our ability to see live photos. From those
photos, and videos we see vehicles moving across the desert. We can also see
that vehicles are moving around in Baghdad and even see people walking on
the roadways. The people in Baghdad have fear from the possibility of bombs
and missiles raining down upon them from above. But still they must continue
to live life. In the USA there is a fear of terrorism and the possibility of
bombings, chemical, biological or even some form of nuclear attack. But
still we must continue to live life because life goes on.
Even when terrible things are happening or have the potential of happening
life requires for the most part taking care of some things. Except for some
unusual periods we must continue to eat and drink. We must at some point
continue to sleep at least for some period of time. There are the mundane
requirements of making a living and the necessity of a job or someway to
have an income. The income is necessary for most of us to be able to pay the
bills and have the at least the necessities for life. Life goes on.
After the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ life was still going on.
Funeral arrangements had to be made along with preparation of the body for
burial. Some of the disciples returned to making a living being the
fishermen that they had been most of their lives before being called by
Jesus to follow Him. How did the followers of Jesus break out of the
depression and defeat they were experiencing to really live life? Life was
going on for them but they were just going through the motions they were not
really living life. The difference came when they realized and truly
comprehended that life did not just go on in the physical existence that
they could see and feel in this world. The difference came when they
realized that life really did go on - life would go on eternally. When Jesus
appeared to them after the resurrection their lives changed forever.
The words of Jesus now had new meaning as they remembered and realized the
truth of what He had said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My
word and believes in Him, who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not
come into judgment but has passed from death into life (John 5:24)." It is
time for us too to hear, really hear the words of Jesus. Life does go on.
Let us realize and comprehend that life goes on eternally and that life
begins and should be lived starting here on this earth no matter what may be
happening around us.
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