I always find this gospel reading difficult to follow fully.

The Sadducees, who denied that there was a resurrection, put the question to Jesus as to what may happen to the widow of seven brothers after the resurrection. Whose wife would she then be? (Mark 12:18 – 27)

Jesus’ answer is plain enough.

For when they arise from the dead, men and women do not marry. No, they are like the angels in heaven.

But what, if there is an afterlife, is it like? It is impossible to conceive and to reconcile all these conundrums. Will we know who we were in heaven?

Will we meet who we knew? Will we know them?

Probably all these questions just beget doubts and it is best to just live life for the present. The next life can take care of itself.