By passing through death our Lord has made a thoroughfare for us. We take death and the grave in transit now; they do not hinder our advance to glory and immortality and eternal life. The love of God the Father is a treasure-house of peace. To live without Christ is not life, but a breathing death. The cross which the Lord appoints you has no result but your good. Your Lord, among the treasures that He gives you, grants a cross. Read the Bible carefully, and then meditate and meditate and meditate.