Death, for the Christian, is not an end, but a glorious beginning. Those we love who have passed on, if Jesus was the Lord of their lives, are alive and well in a paradise we cannot begin to imagine. God knows that for those left behind, there is pain and sorrow. But He will provide the grace for us to weather our remaining days here until we once again see face to face those we love who preceded us into glory. Easter is not just about salvation, although that is the purpose for all that the holiday celebrates.
Easter is also about empathy, sympathy and victory.
Although God abandoned His Son as He languished upon the cross, He has promised that He will never leave us, nor forsake us. God the Father and Jesus the Son suffered that pain once, for all of us. Because of the self-sacrifice of Jesus and the selflessness of God, because of the tears God shed that historic day, we have the assurance that, if Jesus is Lord of our lives, we will walk with Him in eternity. Once there, we will experience a joyous reunion with all fellow believers who have gone Home.