The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26
A Cemetery in Alesund Norway
One of my more macabre pastimes is to visit cemeteries. They are a fount of history and stories. We can learn much about places and people from headstones.
But the point is, they are everywhere. There is no escaping them. Towns, villages, cities and rural areas all have them. They can be found on the outskirts of town, next to churches, in churches and even in prisons. I have found these sober reminders of our mortality in all sorts of places. Simply put, millions have gone before us.
Why is it that so many of us live as though death doesn’t exist, or that it doesn’t matter?
A Pilgrims’ Cemetery on the Camino to Santiago
1 Corinthians 15 is the Apostle Paul’s wonderful exploration and apologetic for the reality of the resurrection. He declares that for the believer “death has lost its sting”. Sadly, for many, the sting hasn’t been removed from death because they refuse to rely on Christ – the sting remover.
Cemeteries are a constant reminder for me of what Christ has done but also a challenge to seek and find the lost before it is too late.
Burial Mounds at Gamla Uppsala Sweden
Travels from Ur 