And then you Laugh

God has made Him who had no sin, to be sin for us, so that in Him

we might become the righteousness of God.

- 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 -

Noise. Vibration. Pressure. Fireball. Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield used these words to describe being launched into space. As the rocket release toward the International Space Station, the weight of gravity and increase breathing became difficult. Just when he thought he would pass out, The fiery rocket made a breakthrough into weightlessness. Instead of lapsing into unconsciousness, he broke into laughter.

His description made me think of the days leading to my mother's death. The heaviness of life kept increasing until she no longer had the strength to breathe. She was then released from her pain and broke free into the "weightlessness" of heaven. I like to think of her laughing when she took her first breath in Jesus' presence.

On the Friday, we called "good", something similar happened to him. God placed on Him the weight of the entire world's breath. Then He said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." [Luke 23:46] After being suffocated by our sin, Jesus received back from God the life entrusted to Him now and lives were sin and death have no power. All who trust Christ will one day join him, and I wonder if we'll look back and laugh at this life. - Julie Ackerman Link

Father in Heaven, words can not describe our gratitude for Your Son Jesus, who bore the weight of our sins. Thank You that to be absent from this body with its heavy burdens is to be present with you forever.