Is it really better?

Today’s reading starts in part by saying; The day of death is better then the day of birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting. Really!? Which house would you choose? Which sounds better to you, a feast with family and friends, or a day at the funeral home to lay one you love to eternal rest? If we are honest I doubt many could say they would prefer the latter. But when we stop to think about the hope we have in Christ it should be an easy choice, for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord for the believer. As hard as it is in times of loss and mourning to rejoice we certainly should. The day of death is better then the day of birth for the deceased even if it is not for those who are left to wait for their own passing to be with the family of God on the other side of eternity. May we rejoice for and with those we have laid to rest and eagerly anticipate the great reunion we will soon experience.