Dear Yasmin, I'm very sorry to read of your sad loss, and I want to offer my deepest sympathy to you and your family. Please accept my condolences without taking offense, as I don't know you. I hope these verses will bring you comfort. Acts 24:15 promises, "that there is going to be a resurrection.' Our loving God doesn’t cause sad things to happen to our loved ones, as James 1:13 helps us to understand, ‘When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.’ For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.’” 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 speaks of God as “the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our tribulation.” 1 Peter 5:7 lets us know that we can “throw all our anxiety upon (God), because he cares.” And Isaiah 65:17b tells us that the former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart.” - Thus the heartbreak that we experience now, won’t even be remembered after Jehovah God resurrects our loved ones; thereby undoing the sad effects of death and the pain being separated from them brings. Revelation 21:4 tells of the time when no one will ever die again; thus no more mourning or sadness, "And (God) will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” And no sickness of any kind as Isaiah 33:24 promises, “no resident will say: ‘I am sick.’” Older ones will grow young again as Job 33:25 promises, "Let his flesh become fresher than in youth; Let him (her) return to the days of his (her) youthful vigor." And we have the promise that many will be resurrected to life right here on the earth that will be restored to a paradise as Psalms 37:10, 11, 29 tell about! I hope that you will find comfort in your memories, perhaps by looking at pictures, and I hope that these verses will help too. Romans 15:4 tells us, "For all the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope. To consider more of the Bible's beautiful promises, please visit www.jw.org If you look near the top on the site and click on 'publications' then in the second row is a small tract, "Can the dead really live again?" It's very comforting. Take care, Sincerely Yours, Cindy Boyer

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I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.