In the last few months, I have attended so many funerals. Some deaths were young people, and others were older. My soul was stirred by many of the words coming from the different eulogists.

Spiritual words spoken by Dr. Willie Paine as he eulogized Evangelist Teresa Johnson Smith: “The last breath is the beginning of eternity. Life and all its troubles can sometimes wear you out. ... God has a prepared place for a prepared people. In this place there will be no more tears, no more pain, no more being hurt by people, no more struggles, no more being talked about. ... Heaven is a mystery.” 

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JUANITA FLOYD is the vice president of finance and administration at the CREATE Foundation and a community columnist. Readers can contact her at juanita@createfoundation.com.

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