Death and Taxes

The only two certainties in life are death and taxes.  When writing this, we are waiting for the mini-budget/half-year announcement from the Chancellor about our taxes.  Will petrol go up again?  What about the 50% tax on those who earn over a certain amount – will it change?  We are being told at present that austerity cuts are required, but some still seem to be avoiding the credit crunch with huge bonuses!

However we know that at some time all people will have to face death.  No amount of money can stop this happening.  Is the death with hope or without hope?  As Christians we have that sure and certain hope that when we die we will be with God – we have hope.  It is natural that we mourn the loss of one we loved – Jesus mourned for his friend Lazarus.  So for us, death is a mixture of happiness and sadness.  Sadness because of the hole left by the person who has died, but happiness knowing that a fellow Christian is now with God.

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