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Donna Marie (VanRiper) Hunter
December 4, 1951 ~ November 8, 2016 (age 64) 64 Years Old Light a Candle
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Message from Y. Holland
November 27, 2016 5:29 PM
My condolences to you for the loss of Donna. It seems so unfair that death should have the power to take away someone you love. But God's Word, the Bible, provides a hope that it is possible to be reunited again in the near future, right here on earth under peaceful and healthy conditions. Jesus promised at John 5:28 that millions now dead will live again. This is the hope of the resurrection. And since Jesus made this promise, we can be certain that he is both willing and able to fulfill it. Once again, I express my deepest sympathy.
Message from Elaine Lambert
November 16, 2016 8:31 AM
I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to Donna's family. There's such a sense of helplessness when someone we love dies. I'd like to share some scriptural thoughts that really helps me. Prayer is so valuable at this time but it's not that prayer simply makes us feel better. 2 Cor. 4:7 says that God can give us, "... power beyond what is normal ", to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry or that we forget, but it means we recover. The reason we recover is because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28,"...all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out ". Jesus was referring to the resurrection; this is our hope that helps us recover and gives us power to go on. 2 Cor. 1:3 describes our Creator as, "... the God of all comfort ". One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort (Ps. 83:18) be your comfort now during this time of sorrow.
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