dg Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Most of you know that I'm not a religious type. I'll ask this question and not say anything more. Of over 40 years on this earth, I've seen some really religious folks and families who when living, they talk so much about being with the lord, eternal life, going to heaven, etc, etc. Now if a family spends their entire life praising the lord, how come I've never seen anyone celebrate death of a family member who is saved and loved the lord all their life? It's always boo-hoo. Please don't use the "selfish" word. If humans truely believed, I mean TRUELY, wouldn't there be more instances (from millions who die each year) of celebrating a death instead of the many "pray for me or my relative so-and-so" who is sick and could be going on to be with the lord". If you truely believed, you'd be envious. If not, you really aren't. And 99.9% show they aren't true. Personnally, we know the truth, but can't face it. So we divert our mind to what helps us get through it. JMO Don't ask a question. I won't respond. If I loose a family member, I'm sad because I know I'll never see them again. That's why we spend so much time on reproducing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death I've always wondered that myself. And, no one has ever given me a good answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death We celebrate the lives of all lost loved ones who go to be with the Lord. I look forward to being with the ones that I've lost. but I also miss them while here on earth. We don't grieve for thier death, but for our loss, while temporary, of a friend. I truely greive for those who are not in Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death My mother was 83 when she died in April of 2005. I told the pastor that I wanted her life celebrated during the funeral service. That's exactly what he did, and there were many smiles and more than few laughs from the large gathering of folks there to see her off to a better place. It was undoubtably one of the most uplifting experiences of my life. I think that the tears you see at funerals from family members with a strong Christian faith, is due to the realization that they'll never again be blessed with the presence of that particular loved one while they remain on this Earth. In other words, the loss is for those still living, but not for those who have died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stellfox Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death DITTO!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death I told my family that I want an Irish funeral. I want everyone to have one last party on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death I think you misunderstand that people grieve for their losses as they are no longer able to have that person they love with them, and YES, that does at times seem selfish. Celebrating death however does happen at funerals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death When my Grandmother passed away a year and 14 days ago, I was absolutely devastated, even though I knew the time would come eventually because the cancer had slowly eaten away her body over the course of 3 years. I struggled with God through her illness because why should this Godly woman, who lived for God almost her entire life, and never hurt a soul, should be stricken with cancer. The answer came when she finally passed away and her pain was gone, because I looked into those lifeless eyes, that saw no more on earth, and I could only imagine the glory that she was currently beholding when she arrived in heaven. Was I sad? Absolutely! I cried like a baby. I cried for the loss of someone who I held most dear, and I cried for the fact that her pain was gone, and that she was standing before her Saviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUGARKAHNE Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death That reminds me of two funerals I've been to recently. They were both for young people in their 30's, but they were completely different. The family of the guy had no coubt that he was a Christian, and while they did grieve about the fact that he wasn't with them any more, they weren't despairing and could smile and praise God through their tears. For the other one, it was so sad because the mother had no idea if her daughter was in heaven or not, and she didn't have much hope. Death isn't easy for anybody but there's no comfort like knowing you really will get to see them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyj987 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death People cry, people grieve, because they miss their loved ones and do not know when and are completely incapable of understanding if and how they will be reunited in heaven. I think it is fear of the unknown. At every Christian funeral service I've been to, the pastor has emphasized that this life is just the beginning of the eternal. When my father died at 55, we were devastated--especially my mother. The both of them relatively young, she missed him--her lifelong companion, confidante, and the one with whom the Lord blessed her to share this life. She was saddened that he only saw one of his three kids marry and that his future grandchildren would never know him. We are all certain that he is with the Lord and have been and remain comforted knowing that truth. Temporal suffering is great, but life in Christ Jesus is eternal. On Christmas Day, my three-year-old niece and I went to church. I rarely have a chance to take her with me, so I was stoked. The pastor walked up to the front of this church and said (I'm paraphrasing here): Today, our sister in Christ, Pearl, celebrates His birth and his perfect life with Him. He went on to talk about the indescribable joy that Pearl was experiencing in heaven--he led us in prayers for her family as they grieve--but the emphasis on the promise of the Lord was much greater. I never knew Pearl, but I, too, was happy for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Celebrate A Death When my grandmother passed away I knew she went to be with the Lord. However, all I could think about was the fact that I would no longer get to be with her here on earth. No more fish frys at her house. No more spending summer afternoons with her shelling peas, no more eating lunch with her everyday, no more hugs from her, no more Christmases. No nothing. I was crying for myself. That's it. Now she is no longer in pain, no longer disabled, no longer confined to a body that turned against her. She is young, healthy and perfect and with Jesus Christ. And yes, I am going to be with her and my grandfather again one day. I can't waitto see them again. But whenever I lose a loved one, I cry and grieve because of MY loss. Not because I will never see them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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