Sir, I thank you for your thoughtful response, and I apologize that it has taken me three and a half years to reply, even though I have obviously had the chance to do so.

I was fortunate enough, or unfortunate enough, depending on how you look at it, to have experienced a lot of death at a pretty young age in my life. I say lucky because it taught me to cherish the life that we have. It also taught me that death comes to us all and to expect it. Such is the wage of sin, I guess.

I hold your same hope and knowledge in the resurrection, and I pray you are doing well today.