whoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. i know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. though this body be destroyed, yet shall i see god, whom i shall see for myself, and my eyes behold as not a stranger. for, none of us live to himself and no man dieth to himself. if we live, we live unto the lord and if we die, we die unto the lord. whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the lord's. blessed are the dead who die in the lord. even so, saith the spirit, for they rest from their labors. >> let us pray. o god of grace and glory, remember our sister betty. we thank you for giving her to us to know and love as a companion. console us who mourn. give us faith to see in death, the gate to eternal life so that we may continue our course on earth until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before, through jesus christ our lord, amen. >> amen. >> most merciful god whose wisdom is beyond our understanding, deal graciously with mike, jack, steve, susan, and their familie

he that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he live and who so ever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. i know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth, and though this body be destroyed yet shall i see god, whom i shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold. and not as a stranger. for none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. for if we live, we live unto the lord. and if we die, we die unto the lord. whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the lord's. blessed are the dead who die in the lord. even so sayeth the spirit, for they rest from their -- >> the lord be with you. will he us pray. oh, god of grace and glory, we remember this day before you our sister betty. we thank you for giving her to us, her family and her friends to know and to love as our companion on our earthly journey. give us faith to see in death the gate to eternal life so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth until by your call we are reunited with those who have gone before. through jesus christ our lord. mos