Life After Death

I have recently begun watching Ghost Whisperer on T.V. and I think it is an amazing show. Which is a surprise, because I HATE scary things, but this show isn't always scary. It's mostly uplifting. The ghosts may be scary at first, but the more they interact with people and begin to resolve the issues that are keeping them earth bound, they become less scary. There is a scene in the first season that I just love.

RECAP: Melinda Gordon can see earth bound spirits, people that haven't crossed over into the light for some reason or another. Her job is to help these spirits cross over. There is a very evil earth bound spirit. In life, he caused a mass suicide, and in death, he tries to keep these earth bound spirits from crossing over and do work for him.

This spirit causes a plane to crash and then tells all the spirits that crossing over isn't a good idea. Melinda is trying to convince them to go into the light. This is what happens:

The man: "Your families are here, your friends, your homes. No one knows whats on the other side, why take that chance?"

Melinda: "The right thing to do is cross over."

The man: "The right thing. How many of you have done the right thing?"..."What if the only things waiting for you on the other side of that light are judgment and punishment?"

Melinda: "What's waiting there are peace and forgiveness."

Man: "Really? Have you been?"

Melinda: "No, but I know it's true."..."I've devoted my life to this. My grandmother devoted her life to this. I've crossed over hundreds of souls. And no, maybe I don't know what's behind the light, but I have seen the faces of the people that I've crossed over. I've seen their eyes and their smiles, I've seen them weep for joy, I've felt their peace. You just have to have a little faith. It's that simple. You're not alone and all of this was meant to be. And the only thing I know for sure is that there is love there. Love you have never known here, and you can't just turn away from that."

The light comes and it's so bright that her husband can see it too.

"The people that you love are waiting for you over there, and they won't let anything bad happen to you. Just please, look and see it."

Slowly, they begin to cross over into the light, but not all of them. A few stay with the man.

I think that is so powerful. I know that this is what death is really like...not exactly being earth bound and needing help, but what she said. When we die, we will be met by those we love and who love us. They are waiting for us. And no matter what we have done in this life, there is peace and forgiveness over there. There will be consequences, but our Father in Heaven is a merciful God. He will love us and forgive us. He will judge us according to our hearts and what kind of people we are. Satan tries every day to make us feel unworthy or inadequate, but we don't need to fear. We just need faith. This kind of knowledge is very comforting. I'm so grateful for the Gospel on the earth that gives us this knowledge.