“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”
esus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.The minister’s words washed over my senseless ears as I watched attendants place the lid on Ophelia’s casket, obscuring her face for the last time. Her coffin was wooden, cheap-looking. The movement sounded just like a box closing, wood fibers scraping together before thunking into place.
I couldn’t breathe, struggled to keep my entire body from shaking. My eyes had become hot stones in my head.
Some of Ophelia’s friends were in at
