“Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (for we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:6-8
Although we cannot yet see it with our eyes, we as believers trust God’s sure promises and believe that, when we die and our souls depart from our mortal bodies, we will enter into the very presence of our Lord Jesus Christ (cf. Rev. 7:9-17). Living by faith in God’s promises, we are willing to be absent from our earthly bodies and be present with the Lord.
O merciful Savior, grant me faith to believe the promises of Your Word and trust that You have atoned for my sins and will receive me into Your presence when I die and that You will raise up my mortal body on the last day and change it into a glorious heavenly body that I may dwell in Your presence forever. Amen.
[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]