I love the life God gave me and appreciate all that comes with it. But I take great care of my health, I work out every day, eat a healthy diet (my body is my temple, etc.), and as long as no accidents happen, I have a fairly good chance of living well into my 90s if I keep this up, so I'm good lol. But I want to be honored and remembered upon my passing as well. Lincoln was a Godly president in my opinion. Abe Lincoln once said "I've often found folks who have no vices tend to have very little virtues" and I agree with that.
But I'm a flawed human being and have no shame in admitting that. I won't say I don't have my flaws or personal demons, because that would be a lie. I'd wanna be remembered as someone who made a difference in people's lives and helped them. when I die, I'd want the people I love there to celebrate MY life, and say nice things about me. and regardless of how you feel about funerals, I must respectfully disagree with you because I believe it DOES matter. You have the right to your own beliefs, womenofbocc. Nothing wrong at all with honoring someone like that. A man who put his life on the line EVERY DAY for average pay (less than what he deserved), and even died saving the life of 2 young twin brothers, who's parents now get to see their 2 boys grow up because of what my uncle did. I was proud to be a part of celebrating my uncles life and honoring his heroism. Love from God, love from his firefighter brothers, love from his family (including me). And as sad as it was watching his fellow firefighters carry his casket into the cemetery burial spot, I couldn't help seeing all the love and devotion that was going on. I have no regrets about that funeral, the speech I made.
And every night when I say my prayers, I pray to God, Jesus, Mother Mary, and ALL the saints and angels to take care of my uncle, as well as those close to me that have departed, and are no longer with me (both humans AND pets). And that someday when my own time comes, I'll be reunited with him. However, when I get sad and miss him I take comfort in knowing he died a hero. I'm STILL quite sad about my uncle's death and I miss him terribly. It wasn't about "celebrating a corpse" it was about celebrating the life of a GREAT man, it was about honoring a hero, giving him a tribute he DESERVED for a life taken before his time. Everyone there was deeply moved by the speech, and I was proud that the speech did justice in honoring a great man. But I was VERY proud to attend his funeral, and I was even PROUDER to give the speech I gave about him at the church. I was sad to learn of my uncle's passing because I was deeply close to him.
Both boys survived, but one of them had small burns. He was a firefighter and he died on the job saving two innocent 6-year-old twin boys from a fire. And my uncle died tragically a few years ago, and he died a hero. I became an Episcopalian a few years ago when my mom got ordained as an Episcopal minister. It's really about celebrating a person's life, and the wonderful things they did while they were alive. But having a funeral for someone is not about "celebrating a corpse" or worshipping the dead." I've heard many fundamentalist Christians say both those things.
I'm a Liberal Episcopalian, so I'm sure we have different views of the faith, but I can always agree to disagree. Well hey if that works for you, then God bless you. Nothing more to be said"Īhhh, so you're a fundamentalist Christian. At the point of death, his eternity was set in stone. Regardless, a funeral has no bearing on his eternity. Eddie Albert could have come to know the Lord before His death. "Praise God that Tom Lester knows the Lord Jesus Christ.
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