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Eulogy

Our Church has hosted many funerals in the short time that I have been here. In fact, we have another one this weekend that the Pastor is leading. That has gotten me to thinking, especially since I have been able to stand in the background to “see and hear” all that goes on during a funeral service. I must admit (to no surprise) there is a trend! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it is safe to say that if you REALLY wanted to hear how much someone was loved, appreciated and admired, you would have to attend their funeral! When you go to a funeral, you normally hear all these amazing and wonderful things about the person who is now gone. The bulk of these amazing words comes in what is referred to as “the eulogy.” Why do we wait until the funeral to say all the things that we should have said to them when they were alive? Why do we have such a backwards understanding of what a eulogy is in the first place? How did our society ever become comfortable with associating