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The Death of Funerals

On September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 By Derek Melanson1 Comment

As a pastor, I have officiated at many funerals. As a ritual, funerals are meant to help us process our very real grief and loss as well as set our sorrow within a larger horizon of meaning. Within a Christian framework, a funeral is a reminder that this earthly life is temporary, bound by limits. …

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Mother’s Day

On May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 By Derek Melanson1 Comment

Her children rise up and call her blessed;her husband also praises her:“Many women have done noble deeds,but you surpass them all!”Proverbs 31:28-29 Tomorrow is Mother's Day. And for many Mother's Day gives rise to a mix of emotions. One emotion is sadness. Because some of us mourn the loss of our mothers. My Mom passed …

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A Profound Statement on Grief

On April 11, 2021 By Derek MelansonLeave a comment

What is grief, if not love persevering?Vision, "WandaVision" One of the things my son Eli (12 years old) and I love doing together is watching Marvel movies and now TV shows. One of the new Marvel TV shows is called WandaVision, and it follows what happens to the character of Wanda Maximoff after the events …

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Good Grief

On August 11, 2013November 4, 2020 By Derek Melanson2 Comments

Probably few things hit us as hard as the death of a loved one. The painful absence of someone whose presence added joy and richness to our lives leaves a void no one and nothing else can fill. And while they say time heals all wounds, grief leaves us with scars that never seem to …

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