2007-11-06 02:10:51 · 16 answers · asked by Linz VT•AM 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Funerals should be celebratory, because the person is going on to a better place. Yes we can and should be sad, but not act like it is the end of the world, because you will see them again.
2007-11-07 03:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of the Christian funerals I've been to have been somewhat celebratory. We are happy for the person who has gone to a place that is far better than this one. But at the same time, we mourn for our own loss of someone we have loved. Even though we truly believe we will see that person again, it's still hard to be separated for now.
2007-11-06 02:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by patsworth 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Irish do. It's called a wake.
Funerals are more for the living for those dead couldn't care less. It's a chance to say good bye and/or get one last look. To pay some kind of tribute.
My dad had a funeral but it was the best I ever went to. Preaching was brief & focused on how his suffering was over. But the best part was before & after. My dad was in his 40s when I was born & when he died had friends of all ages. Packed house. Everyone had a story of some way he had helped them, made them laugh, just made a difference.
He never had much money or status in the community but I heard more good things said about him than anyone else I've ever known. I felt special because God had given him to me for a dad. I had always known it but never knew how many others had. My dad would've been stunned to know how many cared.
So it ended up being more of a celebration of his life. It had mattered to more than me he had lived. Plus it gave me hope that my efforts aren't in vain either.
I'll miss him until we're together again. But that pain is gentler because I know it's temporary. I hope others will comfort those I love when I'm gone in the same way. Hold them close and tell them stories & assure them it won't be long & we'll be together again. That they're living proof it mattered that I lived.
Btw Emperor, death isn't natural. God didn't design us to die. Christ conquered sin & the grave for us so we could dwell in heaven. But at His return death & the grave too will be thrown into the lake of fire.
2007-11-06 02:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by syllylou77 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Those practicing the faith should, if they are unselfish and care about the deceased, then yes, they should celebrate more, I agree; and wondered this ever since I was a very little girl. However, the selfish side of man is to mourn the loss of the ones we love. Most practicing faithers realize they are upset because they are going to miss that person; sometimes it's even worse if it was a tragic event or some sickening end. I have seen some Christian faithers actually be happy for the deceased...and it was very refreshing, helped those who were so torn up and stood as a testament to real faith.
2007-11-06 02:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If funerals were for the deceased, they would be celebratory, but in most cases (not all) it is a chance for those left behind to mourn and greive their loss. I think that's why they are a more solemn event...
2007-11-06 02:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A full Requiem Mass in the Catholic Church is just that - it's a celebration of ones life and a soul returning home to God. 'May the angels lead them into paradise'
Even though it's hard losing a loved one you know they have gone to a better place and will be resting in peace.
best wishes
Star
2007-11-06 02:24:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We are of the earth. We are here, we live here, etc.
When someone is no longer here their prescence is missed and grieved.
We were designed to be here. When someone is no longer here then that is a strange thing.
Death doesn't feel natural at all. Who wants to die?
Who wants to lose someone?
Fact is, we don't know what happens when we die. As a christian we have theories but we really don't know.
I think that is a misconception we have about death at times in christianity.
2007-11-06 02:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even though we as Christians know that out loved ones are in a place better the before, We miss them, and know that we will not see them again in our own life time. The grieving is for us and not for them.
2007-11-06 02:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by bill s 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nevermind PROOF -- they would be celebratory simply if they honestly BELIEVED what they were saying about heaven and god.
2007-11-06 02:25:05 · answer #9 · answered by The Reverend Soleil 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
funerals are only to benefit the living, some cultures do celebrate the death of some one, look at New Orleans.
2007-11-06 02:15:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋