Crafting a Portal to Heaven
Marcus Daly views the craft of coffinmaking as creating a doorway to the hereafter.
When we contemplate the afterlife, we might imagine a paradise of angels and loved ones who have gone before us–a blissful place. Imagining the beauty of heaven can be of great comfort at a time of grief, offering hope that life after death is not just a wish but a promise fulfilled.
Marcus Daly views the craft of coffinmaking as creating a doorway to the hereafter.
I explained that as patients are close to death, they see loved ones who have died before them, hear beautiful music and are visited by angels…
Shortly after dying, a young girl comforts her grieving friends.
Have you ever heard about angels who look like queens and princesses?
When he told me that Jesus had been standing in his room, the look on his face left no doubt that he had indeed seen him.
How well God knows each of us to allow this kind of understanding after he has taken a loved one to heaven.
After his death, she knew that he was all right and that he would always be with her.
Grandma repeatedly told everyone not to worry about her. She knew she would soon be safe in heaven.
The angels were at least eight feet tall, male, very beautiful and dressed in a shade of white for which we did not have a name…
It was a miracle, one she will never forget. In her her husband’s death, she encountered the peace that passeth all understanding.
Her mother was so happy to see her own mother, father and grandparents who had gone to heaven before her.