Shortly before my father-in-law died I had two distinct impressions:
First, I saw a door that was slightly cracked
From our earthly perspective we couldn't see what was beyond 
It was beyond our ability to go through that barrier
What would it be like to see things from the viewpoint
Of being behind that door?
Since he was a Christ-follower
I knew he would soon experience that reality.
 
Next, I kept thinking about the song 'I Can Only Imagine'
What would it be like to see Jesus face-to-face?
"Surrounded by Your glory  What will my heart feel? 
Will I dance for You Jesus   Or in awe of You be still? 
Will I stand in Your presence  Or to my knees, will I fall? 
Will I sing hallelujah?  Will I be able to speak at all? 
I can only imagine"


The Once Veiled Door

Peering towards an impenetrable door
Which whispers of what lies beyond
We are strangers and pilgrims
In faith looking for the eternal

We hope for a heavenly Home
Built with Eternal foundations
Is this longing only smoke and mirrors?
Peering into a fog, squinting through a mist?

Sin’s sting cruelly captures
Our temporal earthly flesh
Buried in brokenness and weakness
Our dying bodies cannot rise

But Jesus, breathing his last
His Death bringing Life
Ripped the veil in two
Torn from top to bottom

Confident faith believes that
Our bodies, like garden seeds
Planted in the ground in death
Will be raised to life forever

Through the shedding of His Blood
Jesus, our forerunner, has gone before us
Bringing us faultless into His Presence
This once veiled door now stands wide open!

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him……Therefore encourage each other with these words