Words of the week

The man said, come visit me because every time you do so, you are coming to my funeral.  
He further stated, I don't want flowers when I'm dead, I don't want people crying over me when
I'm dead. I don't want people gathering somewhere in a cafeteria having a dinner in my honor.
I want people to take me out to eat and honor me right now.  I want people to buy gifts for me
now. Feel sorry and cry with me now as I battle the hardships of life.  I don’t want people to
come and view my dead body in a coffin.  I want people to visit with me and look me in the face
while I’m alive.  

I don't want a person in a church talking all kinds of things that aren't true about me. 
I want people to praise me now and have long conversations with me while I'm alive.   
Because being in a church saying things about a deceased person which no one can verify,
does no good.   Yes, my funeral is right now while I'm alive and everyone who comes to see me,calls me on the phone and continues other kinds of regular contact with me is coming to my funeral as they do those things.   

So when I die, don’t concern yourselves with a funeral parlor, just put me in the ground.
 


I cannot say this writer doesn’t have a point; because he does.  Love and honor people while they
can know and see it.  Rom 12.9-18.        (James Baker minister of the mt airy church of Christ)