+ Robert Martin Jensen +

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

On this day, in the midst of grief and sorrow, the words of the prophet Isaiah ring forth,

“Behold, God is my salvation;

I will trust, and will not be afraid;

for the Lord God is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.”

The Lord God is your strength and your song, because He indeed is your salvation. Just as He has been the salvation for Bob, and for all those blessed dead who have departed this life in faith in the Son of God. God is the salvation of all those whose lives are secure in the life of Christ Jesus our Savior. Therefore, you shall trust and not be afraid, but be at peace.