Monday, April 29, 2002
Monday, April 29, 2002
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in
order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit.
One of the most difficult things for most of us to do at the time of death is to know what is or is
not appropriate. We usually don't have to worry about what to sing--but we do worry about
what to say or to do. When someone we love is dying, what can we say that will comfort them?
Words are so inadequate, but, where the love of Jesus Christ is present, God will bring hope.
(1
Peter 3.18
NRSV)
Mark was three years old when his pet lizard died. Since it was her grandson's first brush with
death, Grandmother Marie suggested that he and an older boy in the family hold a "funeral" for
the lizard. Granny explained what a funeral was--a ceremony where you said a prayer, sang a
song, and buried your loved one. She provided a shoe box and a burial place in the backyard.
The boys thought it was a fine idea. And so they proceeded to the yard. The older boy said a
prayer, then asked little Mark if he wouldn't like to sing a song. With tears in his eyes, Mark
clasped his hands, bowed his head, and belted out the Ray Charles' favorite, "Hit the Road,
Jack."
Dear Jesus, thank you for the hope you give in the midst of death. Amen.
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