Sunday, February 27, 2011

Notes from a Funeral, revisited

I attended a funeral today, and was left with one thought based on something the good reverend said during his message.  He referred to the "absence" we feel when we've lost a loved one.

Isn't it more accurate that we're "absent" from Heaven while we're here?  We counsel the bereaved to imagine the deceased as a loved one on an extended journey, hopeful of the promise of a future reunion.  But aren't we - the living - the ones who are really on that hypothetical journey?

Just a thought...

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