Funeral Sermon
Christopher B. Harbin
John 14:1-7
The family would like to thank all of you who have gathered here with us in memory of Michael. Your presence does not rule out his absence, but it shares a measure of comfort in knowing that in our grief, we are not alone. Others walk the road of grief with us. Together we can better find the strength and wherewithal to move forward in grappling with the realities of our loss.
We gather today for several reasons. We gather to bid farewell to a loved one who has passed from this life into the beyond. We gather to support Michael's family and friends in this phase of their grief at his passing. We gather to gain encouragement for ourselves as we face our own sense of mortality as we come face to face with the death of a loved one, a member of our community. We gather to join with one another as we seek to better understand the imponderables of life with all its uncertainty.
Grief is a strange animal. It strikes each of us differently. Each one of us has lost someone different in Michael's passing. For some, he was father. To others, he was son, brother, grandfather, uncle, fellow church member, neighbor, employee, companion, or friend. We will all miss different aspects of who Michael was according to our individual relationships with him, along with the memories and the stories of our varied experiences together.
Death has always been a category we have struggled to understand and process. From time immemorial, we have endeavored to make sense of death even as we battle to make sense of life. Our faith calls us to seek answers in God, but we are not always comfortable with those answers. We struggle with faith because while we want to trust God, it can be difficult to set aside our druthers to embrace what God has for us.
In the midst of grief and in the face of death we are bombarded with many emotions. There is the obvious sense of loss, but there is also shock, relief, uncertainty, sadness, pain, ...
Christopher B. Harbin
John 14:1-7
The family would like to thank all of you who have gathered here with us in memory of Michael. Your presence does not rule out his absence, but it shares a measure of comfort in knowing that in our grief, we are not alone. Others walk the road of grief with us. Together we can better find the strength and wherewithal to move forward in grappling with the realities of our loss.
We gather today for several reasons. We gather to bid farewell to a loved one who has passed from this life into the beyond. We gather to support Michael's family and friends in this phase of their grief at his passing. We gather to gain encouragement for ourselves as we face our own sense of mortality as we come face to face with the death of a loved one, a member of our community. We gather to join with one another as we seek to better understand the imponderables of life with all its uncertainty.
Grief is a strange animal. It strikes each of us differently. Each one of us has lost someone different in Michael's passing. For some, he was father. To others, he was son, brother, grandfather, uncle, fellow church member, neighbor, employee, companion, or friend. We will all miss different aspects of who Michael was according to our individual relationships with him, along with the memories and the stories of our varied experiences together.
Death has always been a category we have struggled to understand and process. From time immemorial, we have endeavored to make sense of death even as we battle to make sense of life. Our faith calls us to seek answers in God, but we are not always comfortable with those answers. We struggle with faith because while we want to trust God, it can be difficult to set aside our druthers to embrace what God has for us.
In the midst of grief and in the face of death we are bombarded with many emotions. There is the obvious sense of loss, but there is also shock, relief, uncertainty, sadness, pain, ...
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