Facing Our Last Enemy

Death. What a dreaded word.  What havoc and fear such a small word raises!  Immediately the questions come. Who died, how did it happen, why, etc.?   Shock is the initial reaction, then denial of the truth, then as shock wears off, slowly acceptance and heart wrenching grief follows.  Death is our mortal enemy.  It severs strong earthly ties and leaves a wake of emptiness in the hearts of those left behind.  It forces us to face the reality that this is the end of man here below, and that we...