This Easter reminds us once more
that Death is a reality. No one can
escape death howsoever mighty one might be.
But as Christians we believe that there is life after death, a
resurrected life, an eternal life. But
in order to have eternal life, all of must go through the experience of death.
Experience of death? Yes, it the experience of death that gives us
the joy of a resurrected life and prepares us for the coming kingdom of God
Jesus died on the cross, as
prophesized, to make headway for us to experience death and again rise up to
life. But the development in science and
medicine shows a trend that people do not want to die, as natural tendency, but
live a long life to their full satisfaction.
In fact, God also does not want human being to die or perish. But our death should not have the secnd death
as mentioned in Revelations. We need to
prepare ourselves to stay away from that pit of death which does not resurrect
the dead. Like Paul our affirmation
should be ‘to live is Christ, to die is gain’.
Let this Easter challenge us to work for the resurrection of dying and
the dead in spirit, action and creation.
Have a blessed Easter!
Kasta Dip
