tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post6830119808568769266..comments2023-07-18T19:52:35.156+10:00Comments on another something: on funerals.Simone R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05248239853519762027noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-31652010084715892352012-07-21T21:55:53.745+10:002012-07-21T21:55:53.745+10:00Maybe it is the "power of positive thinking&q...Maybe it is the "power of positive thinking" at work.. in the face of sadness and death people want to make the most of any opportunities for positivity..?cjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417234566548082153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-31722664273449697382012-07-17T01:48:18.521+10:002012-07-17T01:48:18.521+10:00I can imagine being very thankful to the person wh...I can imagine being very thankful to the person who ran the service because they didn't really have to come this close to our pain but they did, and helped us through it.Denehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581992015390934541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-81694054151018601712012-07-12T23:02:37.540+10:002012-07-12T23:02:37.540+10:00Because they don't know what else to say - the...Because they don't know what else to say - they don't know if the minister knew the deceased personally but they assume that s/he did. Not wanting to say something unkind, just in case, they may say that they 'enjoyed' it as something to say even if they didn't...no offence to Andrew or any other minister.Laetitia :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08239718954326223338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-49832516880248187672012-07-12T20:08:01.929+10:002012-07-12T20:08:01.929+10:00More positives than for weddings? Perhaps our exp...More positives than for weddings? Perhaps our expectations for funerals are low - we dread them and expect them to be depressing and then we find that they are not because firstly they provide hope, secondly everyone says kind things about the deceased and expresses their love for them, so we go away feeling hopeful and with a strong awareness of the bonds between us, and thirdly because at a funeral we are allowed to face our own deepest fear (the fear of dying) and find ourselves capable of holding its gaze.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272544252649766985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-52971100320274370612012-07-12T01:58:47.384+10:002012-07-12T01:58:47.384+10:004. Because often, a funeral conducted by a genuine...4. Because often, a funeral conducted by a genuine Christian is nowhere near as cliched and rote as it appears on TV, and people are surprised by the reality of our compassion and our hope. We've got a woman at church who came to a funeral I did about three years ago, and heard something she didn't expect. She still hasn't caught on, but she knows now that there's something to catch.Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.com