“And as He spoke, He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.”
That is one of the most amazing paragraphs in the world. C.S. Lewis is an amazing man who is so full of wisdom. This quote was read last night at a memorial service I attended. Despite the sadness and pain that comes after losing someone that is so loved, we (as Christians) have a hope that far surpasses our grief.
It is amazing to think about all the adventures that the children in the Chronicles of Narnia experienced. And even those were only the "cover and the title page". Wow! God has our stories written and the life we live on earth is barely the beginning. Not only is it just the beginning, but everything ahead is even better!
When I think about how exciting that it, it makes losing a loved one or a friend so much easier. No, death is never something that I would want to happen, but the people (who have a relationship with Christ) God takes from this earth get to begin the Great Story. How exciting! It makes me excited for what is to come after this life.
Finding hope in death is not easy. But this quote is such an encouragement that those who have gone before us are in a far better place and are much happier than they ever could have been on earth. Praise the Lord!
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