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Saying goodbye is my least favorite thing. And my honorary niece agrees\nwith me.\n.\nLast year, my husband and I bought a house with our dear friends from\ncollegethe parents of our aforementioned niece. We wanted to live in\ncommunity and save money, and it has been such a joy for our two families\nto live together.\n.\nWhile we were in the process of buying the house, we were still living in\nseparate apartments, and I was babysitting my niece while her mom worked.\nOn one particular day, when it was time to go home my niece burst into more\ntears than usual. We had been having so much fun together, and she didn\u2019t\nwant it to end.\n.\nShe was too little to understand, but I was desperate to find a way to\ncomfort her. Little one, I have good news for you! I said. Pretty soon,\nwe\u2019ll be living in the same house.\n.\nIt really reminded me of Jesus\u2019s promises to us. As Christians, we rest in\ntwo great promises: (1) that Jesus Christ is always with us, constantly\npresent in our lives, and (2) that He will return someday to make all\nthings new. Jesus is present with us even on the worst of days through His\nSpirit, His Word, and His people. And when Jesus returns bodily to restore\nthe world, we will dwell forever with Him and our siblings in Christ on the\nnew heavens and new earth. Then, we will be free from the sadness and\nbrokenness sin introduced into our world. Free from the heartbreak of\ngoodbyes.\n.\nIn Christ, no matter what we face, we can trust that our future is secure.\nEven death can\u2019t separate us from God\u2019s love because our Savior beat sin\nand death when He died on the cross and rose from the grave. Now that\u2019s\ngood news! Aurora Scriver\n.\n What kinds of changes or disappointments have you experienced lately? How\ncan the promises from today\u2019s reading give you hope for both the future and\nthe present? (If you want to dig deeper, read John 14:16-23 and Romans\n8:38-39.)\n.\n If you want to learn more about what it means to know Jesus, check out\nour \u201cKnow Jesus\u201d page.\n.\nI heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, Look, God\u2019s home is now\namong his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God\nhimself will be with them. Revelation 21:3 (NLT)\nRead Verses:\nMatthew 28:20; Revelation 21:1-Revelation 21:5