The path of life

You make known to me the path of life,
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11

One of the thoughts that has come to recently concerns my belief about death.  More and more I am convinced that we can't begin to imagine the love and joy awaiting us as we leave this earth.  He has promised it to us over and over again.
Yet when tragedy strikes and a life is taken, especially a young life, it is difficult to accept the loss. I find myself grieving the loss, not celebrating the new life. I know its human to do this.
But today I choose to reflect on the path to life.  In it is fullness of joy.  Full joy...complete... eternal joy. And this joy is in the Lord's presence. In His presence...intimate.....  breathtaking....beyond anything we can imagine.
While we cannot bring loved ones back, perhaps just for a moment, we can visit them in that wonderful place they now call home.
When my mom died, my daughter Jennifer was only 9.  Jen was my mom's only grandaughter and they had a very special bond. I was concerned about how Jen would react to her loss.  A few days after Mom's death, I found a note on my pillow. Jen had drawn a heart and written,' sorrow isn't forever, love is'
At nine she knew what some search a lifetime to believe.