A Prayer about the Death of Death

Heavenly Father,

On this day, the day after I learned

that my mother had passed away during the night due to COVID,

the affirmation that death has lost its sting brings profound comfort.

I hate COVID, and I hate death.

And yet, I firmly believe

that death was the entryway for my mom and all who believe

into life forever with their Savior.

One day, the day we most eagerly await,

Christ will return.

In that day, “He will swallow up death forever;

and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces…(Isaiah 25:8).

Until that day, I will remember that death does not have the last word.

Resurrection does.

In the name of our resurrected Savior I pray. Amen.

Read 1 Corinthians 15:50-58; Isaiah 25:6-12. 

Personal note: Thank you friends for all of your prayers for our family as we continue to grieve this sudden and shocking loss. My mother, though 83, was a very healthy woman. She rode her exercise bike for 30 minutes on January 4, her birthday. That same day she tested positive for COVID.