Immeasurable Cost A close pastor friend of mine called me after burying his beloved dog While digging the hole he wept while angrily reflecting on how much he hated death The conversation turned to the countless funerals he presided over during his ministry I played the piano for many of those services We talked a bit longer about some of the cherished families we ministered to during those funerals and we discussed our shared anger at death Then he said something that's never left me Do you know who hates death more God hates death he stated quietly Pausing he
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