We can embrace it when it comes

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. (Psalm 23:4 KJV)

 God promises to be with us “through the valley of the shadow of death.”3 He offers to “deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage,” or “slavery,” as another translation has it. He offers us eternal life and victory over physical death. At the tomb of Lazarus Jesus said to Martha, his sister: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die.” (John 11:25–26)
 As Christians, we don’t have to fear death; we can embrace it when it comes because we have eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Jesus rose from the dead to prove He was telling the truth. The empty tomb was one of the greatest proofs of His resurrection.
 The Roman and Jewish authorities could have stopped Christianity in its tracks if they could have produced the dead body of Christ. But they couldn’t, because He wasn’t there. After His resurrection and subsequent baptism of the Holy Spirit, His formerly fearful disciples were transformed into fearless propagators of His message of love and truth. The truth of His resurrection is the best explanation of all the circumstantial evidence we have of that event. —Dennis Edwards [1]

 The Lord tells us to be prepared for the encounter, death is an encounter: it is He who comes to find us, it is He who comes to take us by the hand and take us with Him. —Pope Francis

[1] Anchor Christianity Is Emotionally Healthy