“Then
Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept.” Genesis 50:1
I have performed a fair number of
funerals in my years in the ministry. There are three kinds that cover almost
all of them. First there are the lost who have no hope. I have seen people who
have had to have their fingers pried from the handles on the casket as they
wept and screamed in sorrow. The second kind are those who are stoic. They
expect that everyone will get into heaven, no matter what, but they have no
sense of rejoicing because they can’t be sure.
Thirdly are the funerals of the
saints. There are tears, as Joseph shed, not because he wouldn’t see his father
again, but because he wouldn’t see his father again in this life. There is
sorrow at separation, but not sorrow that has no hope. There is also much joy
at the certainty that we will see our loved ones again. That hope for a certain
tomorrow eases some of the sorrow of today. God gives us hope even in the most
sorrowful moments of our lives.
Dear Father, Thank You for the
blessed hope of the resurrection. Amen.
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