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"If people who don't know Jesus want to know the difference Jesus makes, let them come to our funerals."Is their grieving? Absolutely! Tears? Of course. But we don't sorrow as those, who have no hope. Death may have won a skirmish, but death lost the battle a long time ago, at a grave that was vacated forever after only three days' occupancy.1 Corinthians 15:55 - O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.Grief? Yes, but much more hope and celebration. Because every funeral of a Jesus-forgiven child of God is the ultimate declaration of what a Savior He is. There's "hope." This hope isn't wishful thinking or sympathy card sentiments. It's the surest of all sure things because it's anchored to the Man who blew death away when He walked out of His grave. It is a hope; it is an anchor that is one prayer away for you. A prayer that says, "Jesus, You died for me. You walked out of Your grave for me. I am Yours."