Missing You, Miss Donna

One year ago today, I could say that I lost my good friend, Donna. But, I have not lost her. I know exactly where she is. She's gone ahead of me to our eternal home, Heaven, where she is hanging out with Jesus.

While I miss her physical presence here in this temporary home of earth everyday, I know that through the power of the Holy Spirit, when I see her picture in my class and home, I can talk to her, laugh with her, and even cry with her.

One day soon, when that trumpet blasts and Jesus calls me home, I will be caught up in the air to meet Him, and I'm pretty sure that she'll be the first one there to greet me, saying, "What took you so long?"

Love you, Miss Donna. See you soon.

Yolanda


1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NLT)
The Hope of the Resurrection
And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.
We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. So encourage each other with these words.