by Julie Conaron

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Do you feel really connected to your spouse? Have you been wondering what will happen to your marriage when one of you dies?

For those of you who really love your spouse, and know that the love you feel will never die, take heart in knowing that God has created men and women to be married to eternity in heaven.

Some of us have already reached our transition state: our spouses have preceded us into the spiritual world.

Yet we don't feel alone. While our spouses' natural bodies are no more, we experience their continuous spiritual presence with us, especially their love for us. These feelings give us a taste of what it will be like when we join them, and we rejoice to know we will be with them forever.

Does this mean we don't feel grief? Of course not! We cry with the rest of the bereaved. But our sadness is the loss of the beloved's natural body and mind, and we miss them every day of our lives. But the love we feel for them has infinitely expanded. The gross natural thing, like misunderstandings and miscommunication that got in the way of our love, are no more. We feel their love and tenderness, which gives us joy. Would you like to know more? Email us.