FUNERALS should be a time to remember the loss of a loved one from our midst, but also to remember that eternal life awaits us thanks to Christ’s death on the cross.
It is easy to get carried away with the personal loss and to forget the promise Jesus made to humankind when he walked the earth.
A Christian funeral is different from secular funerals because it is a reminder of why we believe in God.
It is a celebration of both the life of the person who has passed away as well as the community that has come together to grieve.
There is plenty of room in the Christian funeral rite to combine both without going overboard with some of the practices that creep into funerals these days.
