Today I am sure that they are together in the sky contemplating the crystal sea ...

18 days ago I wrote about the nostalgia I felt for my parents. Today I wanted to retake the subject, first because on the previous occasion I did it in Spanish and I considered that it is important to be able to share it now in English; and second, because I want to state on what basis my trust that they are together in heaven, and that just as they here on earth sat facing the sea and spent hours together, just contemplating and praising God for those moments, as well I visualize them now, together adoring God when contemplating the crystal sea.
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It is the hope that we have every Christian, that our life does not end with physical death, but transcends. This I had always believed, but I must be honest, when my father was diagnosed with a terminal illness (cancer), my faith faltered ... In those 3 months, God changed my way of seeing some things. I knew that my father would go to heaven and see him there someday, but it was difficult to accept. As his illness advanced and my father felt pain; I had a hard time maintaining the faith and my concern was that he would leave this world with suffering screaming of pain as many people, even the doctor, told us that it could happen, because that disease produced much pain and suffering. But when I decided to stop wailing and look sad in front of my father and trust God's promises in his word, God took control of those days and I started to spend every day with my dad, taking every moment to show him how much I loved him and how grateful I was that he was my father and remember what he had done for me and the rest of the family. I remember that in those days his pain was not so evident in his face, on the contrary, his face radiated peace, and when I saw him in the morning my mother was sitting next to him and let him see a small smile on his face that I was happy.
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My father lived almost 90 years, died just a week before his birthday, and although I had wanted him to live to 100 years, I must admit that he had a long life, however, today I understand that even if it had not been such a long life , those moments that I spent in the end with him were moments of happiness and worth for all the years lived. I was worried that he was afraid, because he thought that facing death should not be easy and somehow I wanted to protect him, I wanted to make him feel safe, as he did so many times with me when I was a child, and I tried to be always close; but one day after our devotional, he looked at me as satisfied, had a smile on his face and let me know that he was calm, he knew where he would go and he was not afraid. The morning of a Saturday died and the first thing I saw in him was his face, he was calm, in peace, there was no trace of suffering in him, he left with a smile on his face and that for me was confirmation that he was It was quiet, sure, because Heavenly Father was waiting for him ... One year later my mother also became ill and lasted only 3 more months with us, but her departure was the same as my father's, there was peace and a smile on her face, a great sadness for his departure, I thanked his 88 years of life. Today I can say that I have no doubt that she also met her Lord, Heavenly Father, creator of heaven and earth and today is next to my father adrándole facing the crystal sea and one day we will meet ...