I finished reading "Heaven" this past week, as I was icing down my knee. At the end of chapter 45, the CS Lewis quote, page 463 for those with a print book, was great. He himself was 5 months away from death and he was writing encouragement to another who was fearing that her own death was imminent.
"Can you not see death as a friend and deliverer? What is there to be afraid of? Your sins are confessed. Has this world been so kind to you that you leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. Our Lord says to you 'Peace, child, peace. Relax. Let go. I will catch you. Do you trust me so little?' Of course, this might not be the end. Then make it a good rehearsal."
This book has helped me to see heaven in this way more fully and I pray that we can all look upon death in this way.