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For years and years, people have made monuments to those who have died. The pyramids are a great example. So is the Taj Mahal. These memorials have become wonders of the world, beautiful tributes to what humans can think and do. But on some level, they are expressions of grief and hope: that we can pay tribute to those we lose and remember them once they’re gone. These ideas haven’t gone away. Now, you can turn the ashes of your loved one into an actual diamond. Or, you can use the ashes to fertilize a tree. For some, this might seem distasteful, or extravagant, but for others, these are ways to keep their loved one in their lives. Tributes are important. We all need to grieve and remember. However, as Christians, we also need to understand this world through a view of eternity. This world is not the end, if you live a life of faith and hope in Jesus Christ. As humans we know that death is inevitable, and our time on earth is just temporary. As Christians, we believe that there is a life to come after this one, a life in which we are finally present with God. We shall see Him face to face. We believe in a future in which “death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore.” (Revelation 21:4) This is our great divinely promised expectation. This is what we need to share with those who are grieving or dreading death. With Jesus, we have hope in a future beyond our short time here on planet Earth.             This is Luis Palau.