Putting the Fun in FuneralSome deaths come suddenly or too soon and can really hit hard, others seem to be a blessed relief. Similarly, some funerals can be deeply upsetting and sad, others can make you want to hug the world.
Mmm, don't want to bring you down or anything, but tell us your funeral stories...
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chthonic, Thu 11 May 2006, 9:31)
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Our school chaplainonce told me a story of having to conduct a funeral for a pupil at a boarding school he had worked at.
The poor parents were in the front row, very upset. He called for a moment of silence and reflection and asked people to kneel for prayers. Reaching under the lectern for his kneeler, he managed to ram a large splinter from the floor right up under his fingernail.
The parents were apparently deeply touched by his empathy and the tears flowing down his cheeks...
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chthonic, Thu 11 May 2006, 11:43,
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