Today is Tuesday, January 30th, 2007; Karen's Korner #987

Yesterday was Pearl Simpson's funeral here in Clarion; 83 years old. Probably not in the best of health the past few years, but still living in her own home. Pearl celebrated her birthday on Saturday with friends and then got sick a couple of days later; went to the hospital for several days before she died.
 
Pearl became a 'senior saint'; she took her Christian faith seriously. Rarely missed church and served wherever and whenever she could, both the organized stuff and the 'see-it-and-do-it' things.
 
This is a writing by Jeff White which I thought fit Pearl; hers was the celebratory kind:
 

Rejoice that your
names are written in heaven.

Luke 10:20 niv

 

     There are two types of funerals, celebratory or sad.  The choice of style does not belong to the funeral director or the minister.  The choice is not even the families.  The choice of style of funeral belongs to the deceased.  No, I’m not talking about choices made at preplanning meetings with the funeral home, I’m talking about choices made in how you lived your life.

     Choose Christ and you’ve chosen a celebratory funeral.  You’ve chosen a farewell full of hope and a future.  Choose the world and you’ve chosen a sad funeral devoid of hope.

      I can’t lay claim to being the originator of this saying but I now use it fairly often, “There ain’t no party like a Holy Ghost party”.  Plan your funeral now and plan for a Home Going Party, not a good-bye. 


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