Writer’s Rant
Aprill 16, 2024
As they say, there are only two sure things in life: Death and Taxes. Taxes had to be filed yesterday, so let’s talk about death. Not to be morbid, but when you reach a certain age, you want to prepare. The preparation is more for when you are gone and those you leave behind. I want to keep it simple for them and that includes not worrying about where to bury me. I have a place reserved in my church garden. Not to be buried, mind you, but for my ashes to be spread. As a Christian, I wanted affirmation that there was nothing wrong with cremation and there is nothing in the Bible that either allows or prohibits it. Traditional burials stem from the Jewish and early Christians over 2000 years ago. Genesis 3:19 tells of God speaking to Adam: “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” Really fine ashes are dust and that is where we come from. So I have decided that I will be cremated. But right before I die, I’m going to swallow a bag of popcorn kernels to make the cremation a bit more interesting.
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