As I prepare to speak at my grandmothers’ funeral, I am struck with the passage in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Two of the phrases stick out to me: light momentary afflictions and eternal weight in glory. Our lives’ heaviest burdens are light and short lived compared to the heaviness of God’s eternal glory. Our limited understanding and experience will be overwhelmed by being in the presence of God. God’s majesty is more than we can grasp, contain, and bear.

As I think about my grandmothers’ life, I see it in a different light that will only be understood in eternity. May the weight of God’s glory burden you to know Christ and live for Him on this earth.