What happens when you die? There are lots of ideas regarding heaven or hell, or perhaps you believe that’s it and nothing happens. Some believe we are reincarnated and come back to live life again on the earth. I believe my spirit will return to God who gave it life. The body is only a temporary shell that our spirit lives in during our time on the earth. The Bible is full of metaphors that describes heaven as a magnificent place with golden streets, rivers, trees, and precious stones set into the walls. It talks of the throne of God and Jesus at His right hand. But if God is Spirit then I believe we return to the spirit world of God and whatever else that entails. The thing that amazes me is how attached we have become to this earth , knowing all along that we can’t take it with us.
When My Spirit Rises
When my spirit rises
Unencumbered and free
No weight or worry
Accompanying me
Interesting that I value things
When in the end the spirit flies
Leaving it all behind
How much I worry and fret
But this too shall pass when I am gone
My spirit rises out of this shell
A virtual butterfly reborn
From caterpillar to chrysalis
Reborn in the image of God
Spirit Creator Redeemer Savior
Knowing there is no place for the earthly
In the Spirit world beyond
I can’t take it with me
But then again
Why would I want to
When my spirit rises
Leaving it all behind
Photos: Dwight & Ruth Roth