THERE IS NO DEATH

Death awaits all men but waits on no man. Everything, from the may fly to stars die. Death is the change that brings renewal. To be sad at the passing of a loved one or friend is natural; they have left our sight and are missed. Sadder still are those who refuse to let go of the departed, to allow them to rest in peace. Near my home is a large cemetery. A few years ago, the operators of the cemetery had to sue to stop families from erecting makeshift shrines on the graves of loved ones. The time, effort and expense expended on those shrines substantial, and pointless. No? Consider the occupants of the pyramids. There is no death in the sense of finality, for death is just an altering of consciousness, a change in condition. Living on the Spiritual Basis, in conscious contact with a Power greater than ourselves, death is part of the wonderful enfoldment of divine love that marks our spiritual progression. How could it be anything else? We do not seek death, for it will come in due course, nor do we fear it, so release those who have gone before with love, sad because they have temporarily left our sight, but excited for their translation into the miraculous. This flesh is a temporary conveyance, never conceived or designed to last for eternity. Our consciousness, the I AM that makes each of us unique in all existence is eternal, untouched by time, space or physical concerns, has always been and will always be. Carry the departed in your heart, since no other structure can truly hold them. When they drift up into the conscious mind, as they are wont to do from time to time, smile and say a silent blessing, sending love, and then get on with the business of living, for the dead will take care of themselves.