1 Corinthians 15:50-58

 50I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom
of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51Listen, I tell you a
mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52in a flash, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead
will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53For the perishable must
clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54When
the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with
immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been
swallowed up in victory.”
 55”Where, O death, is your victory?
      Where, O death, is your sting?” 56The sting of death is sin, and the power of
sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
 58Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give
yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the
Lord is not in vain.

Meditation
1. If someone is writing a tribute for my memorial, what would be written in it?
How would I like people to write the letter announcing my death?
2. Tell Jesus all my thoughts and emotions right now.  Stay quiet to allow the
Holy Spirit to minister to me now.

Personal Note:
I would like people to remember me as a committed follower of Jesus Christ.  I am encouraged by the last verse: Stand firm, let nothing move you, and always give fully to the work of God, because my labour in the Lord in not in vain.  As I am praying and working on how to be a faithful co-worker with God in bringing his kingdom on this earth, I realize there are attacks physically, emotionally, and spiritually from every direction. God wants my whole being and I am giving my whole self to Him.  I trust that receiving God's invitation to work with Him for His glory is the way to go.