I wonder when last you attended a funeral, a bitter-sweet time when we mourn the loss of a loved one and create an opportunity to see family and friends. The grief in the service is followed by the visit around tables laden with snacks.
Standing in the hatch in our church where we serve coffee, I often watch the interaction. It is on such a sad occasion when family and friends carry us through our darkest moments.
Recently I read a strange verse in the Bible, Eccl 7:1, “A good reputation is better than expensive perfume, and the day you die is better than the day you were born.”
What a strange thing to say. Better the day you die than the day you were born. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense. When you are born you start a journey full of pain, but when you die you rest.
Listen to this quote, “When you were born, you cried and the world laughed, live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries and you laugh.”
Death, if you are prepared, is not the end, only the beginning.
Are you ready?
