Jesus shows us how to die: in trust. His final words were not despair but surrender—into your hands I commit my spirit. Death was not His master; the Father was.

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For believers, death is the final act of trust. We place our spirit into the hands of the One who has held us all along. His hands are strong, gentle, and sure. In them, we are safe.

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These words can become our own prayer in the final moments: Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. Death, then, is not falling into the abyss but being carried into the embrace of the Father.