I'm Alterserving a Funeral Today But I'm Not Wearing Black

I'm convinced that funerals aren't depressing things.  I mean, what's so sad about going to see Jesus?  I mean, He's like the best known figure in history.  Heaven is such a happy place, and I know you'll never see your loved one again, but I think that your loved one would rather you rejoice that their going to a better place than to start cursing their absence.  I'm not saying that you shouldn't cry at a funeral, but it's a happy sort of thing and black only makes you feel more depressed.  I know that when I die, I don't want anyone wearing black.  I want everyone to be happy when I'm gone.

So I'm wearing a shirt that's swarming with animal print and color and after the funeral, I'm going to wear one of my favorite hats.

I'm just asking you to pray for this family now.  Because a mother shouldn't have to bury her son.  What's even worse is that it was a total freak accident (he slipped in the shower and hit his head).  It's sad that someone so young and healthy could die so suddenly and it just reminds me that I have no idea when God will tap my shoulder and tell me it's my time to go and that I don't know how long I'll know the people around me.

Please, today if you see anyone today, just do something especially kind for them, go out of your way to do something for them.  You don't know how long you'll be around to tell them that you love them and time is so short and passes in an instant.  Everything will come to pass: the grass, the trees, the animals, the people, the mountains, the earth, the solar system, the universe... It will all pass "Like a summer cloud" as Thomas Aquinas said.  All that will be left is God eventually.  Just give someone a hug, a flower, a high five...just tell them or even better show them, that they do mean something to you.  A teacher, a parent, a friend, if you're feeling courageous, an enemy.  Make them feel like they're worth something.