As I write this, I am preparing to conduct
funeral service of a young man much too young to have a funeral.As a minister, you do these things, but you never quite get used to them.
However, life being what it is, these things do happen.
Although this point might not be obvious, a funeral brings home oft-repeated message, “Life is too short.”
Life is too short for resentment. At some point in life, we were all wronged, slighted, rebuffed, rejected, and/or screwed.
Ultimately, we can either get over it or get on with it. Life is too short to stew in those juices.
Life is too short for pettiness. All but saints are immune from temptation to let disagreements spiral down into personal bickering.
The rest of us will just have to catch ourselves with statement, “Life is too short.”
Life is too short for worry. Most of things we worry about never come to pass despite our worry sessions.
