Funeral Service

Hey there once again everyone,


Today was an interesting day in that I attended a funeral mass for a dear friend of mine who passed away. It was a different church than my own, home one bigger and different to say the least. Its stain glass windows were amazing plus it was good to see lots of people there to support the family during this very difficult time. One thing though while there was the liturgy and how wonderful it was to do a say and response or sing in a kyrie. (Correct me there if I spelled that wrong). Plus hearing all the people there (I'd say 200 some people though I could be wrong) sing and their response. Was just neat to hear and be part of which brings me along to my thoughts and a question: does your church do liturgy, do you enjoy/like it, and if so how well does your church do it?


I happened to swing into the office today and was speaking with a fellow staff member about it and mentioned that I felt weird missing that at times. He said basically that I should not feel weird and that's what it is all about; where we got our roots from. He also said to read the book of Revelation where it is all liturgy. I'm still kicking that around in the back of my head while I write this. That's what we all will be doing (for those of us who are Christian) when we reach heaven. So, we should get used to it and like it don't ya think? :P


I'll answer for myself those questions I asked earlier to you all: Yes, I do, and not well. Granted that a church including mine might not be able to do it just right or as best as the bigger churches around. Still, it is better than nothing, BUT if the liturgy is bad see what you can do to fix or improve it. Granted that one might not be on the board or the head Pastor; at least ask some questions of people in your congregation or of your Pastor is possible. Get a feel for things and just ponder/think about it. Plus I'd also recommend to (granted this might scare some of you) go to another church and see how they do it, even another denomination. By this I mean if you're Lutheran go to a Catholic mass at a church in your area and see how they do it. You might be pleasantly surprised by your findings.