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"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even though he dies, he will live. Whoever lives and believes in me shall never die." "Did the brother get up from the grave?" "Yes, Jesus went to the grave and said, 'Lazarus, come out, and Lazarus did. But, Ekpo, later Lazarus died again. Then his body stayed in the grave, but his soul was with God. He was happy.
All Christians are happy with God. Your son was a Christian, wasn't he?" "Oh, yes, Ma, he was," said Ekpo's wife, who had come to the door while Mary was talking. "Then don't you see, God has taken him. He is with God. He is happy. If you believe in Jesus, then some day you, too, will be with God and will see your son again." "Well," said Ekpo, "if God has taken him, it is not so bad."
"If your heart were sad, would you go any place?" asked Ekpo. "But why is your heart sad?" "My son, my only son, is dead. Even now he is buried in the house." "Ekpo, let me tell you a story," said Mary. "A long time ago there were two sisters. They had a brother. They loved him very much. They loved him like you loved your son. He became sick. The two sisters sent a messenger to Jesus to tell Him.
If they loved and trusted in Jesus, He would take their sins away. One Sunday morning as she was walking through the village, she saw one of the old men who came to church all the time sitting at the door of his mud house. He looked very sad. "Ekpo," said Mary, "why aren't you on your way to God's house? Mr. Anderson will be looking for you. He will miss you."
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