In my home, we have what we call the Wall of the Dead, where my wife and I display pictures of family members and friends who have died. As the years go by, the area keeps getting larger. But though we remember and pray for relatives who have passed, the sad reality is that in life we sometimes found it challenging to interact with some of them. Needless to say, all families experience such strife.
But what of the command of Jesus to love one another as he loves us? Did we love all our deceased loved ones with such a profound sense of love while they were still alive? Unfortunately, most of the time, we did not. I would love to go back in time and show all those relatives the true love with which we are supposed to love them, but of course that is not possible. But I believe that if we are so blessed as to be admitted into Heaven, there we will love one another as Christ loves us.
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