When I saw him passing away, and saw the many friends sympathizing with me, I thought: What a contrast to the death of Jesus as He hung upon the cross! What a contrast! In the hour of His agony, the revilers were mocking and deriding Him. But He died, and He passed through the tomb to brighten it, and to lighten it, that we might have joy and hope even in the event of death; that we might say, as we lay our friends away to rest in Jesus, “We shall meet them again.” {LS 253.1}

Da jeg så ham gå bort og så de mange venner føle med mig, tænkte jeg: Hvilken en modsætning til Jesu død, da han hang på korset! Hvilken modsætning! Ved hans smertestund, hånede og spottede spotterne ham. Men han døde og han gik gennem graven for at gøre den lysere og oplyse den, så vi må have glæde og håb selv i døden; så vi kan sige, når vi lægger vore venner til hvile i Jesus: "Vi skal mødes igen."