241021 Thoughts on Death

 Thoughts on Death

Dear Lord, why is it things must die 

I seldom like it, I won't lie

Most often, it just makes me cry

Though all things do it by and by

Yet other times, little I feel

Like things that die to make my meal

Or bugs that hit my car windshield

It's then it seems like no big deal

When things die that are close to me

I grieve their passing immensely 

Yet, there are times death's casually 

Dismissed as hardly news worthy

Care not at all, or deeply do

How is it that both can be true

Can grieve people I never knew

Yet, can be unaffected, too

Perhaps if I grieved too deeply

'Bout every death I know or see

Then I'd be crying endlessly

And it'd feel like the death of me

Instead, I think if I am wise

I must see death through different eyes

For, every death is not same size

Nor in my heart has the same ties

Yes, death's a thing we all must face

Be it our own or dear Aunt Grace

Some things that die can't be replaced

Will come to all, in any case

Yet, do we see death as the end

Of life as known, or next season

For truly life and death both blend

Can we embrace both as a friend

Don't mean that in a morbid way

For death has vital role to play

New comes when old things die away

Few things in life are meant to stay

So, when things in your life have died

Of course, you've mourned them and you've cried

The loss you've felt can't be denied

Let there also be hope inside 

With Jesus' death on Calvary 

The price of sin's paid completely 

If true believer you will be

Death leads to life eternally

For death is truly not the end

Of family members, pets or friend

One day you'll see them all again 

God's truth, of which you can depend