I won't be able to attend the funeral this morning (damn work), but if you have a chance (and a red dress), here's the info:
Funeral Services:And, just because it makes me feel a little bit better, here's a poem from one of my favorites, Billy Collins.
Tuesday, September 18th, 11:00am
Palestine Missionary Baptist Church of Jesus Christ
3619 E. 35th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64127
816-921-6009
Please use the 35th Street entrance
UPDATE: The Filegirl checks in with a nice update from the service. Thanks again, Filegirl, I hated to have missed it.
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Thanks for that video clip - it was cool and soothing. You would've appreciated the service - I just love black preachers - so sorry you couldn't go, but you were there in spirit.
ReplyDeleteThat whole "dead people watching us" thing really creeps me out.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I hate the whole idea of any sort of afterlife.
Well XO, I think most people interpret this sort of thing with a little more nuance.
ReplyDeleteMost people don't think there are literal corpses floating around in the sky staring down at us.
I think the point is that even though someone dies, they can live on in our thoughts and memories.
It's sort of metaphorical, see?
But then there's me... I like the actual idea of people who've gone before me checking up on me now and then. Except my grandpa when I'm in the shower or something. Uh.
ReplyDeleteI guess my favorite thought is of angels rather than dead humans. I love having guardian angels.