Last week we mourned the death of one of our members. His funeral was last Thursday. Normally there is a chance for family and friends to pay their respects with an open coffin in our narthex before the worship begins.
Because we had Vacation Bible School in another part of the church building, it made sense for this funeral to place the coffin in the rear of the sanctuary itself. This placed the body squarely beneath a huge stained glass window with three scenes: the Crucifixion, empty tomb and Risen Christ (see photo on right). Though I see the window on a regular basis, the whole scene took on a whole new meaning as the body was bathed literally in Passion and Resurrection Light.
May we walk all of our days in the single Light of Christ, the Crucified and Risen One, and may we rest in the same Light.