Memorial Meditation Death of Young Soldier Stop, Look, and Listen Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Memorial services are in keeping with a time-honored radiation of remembering fellow soldiers who die in the service of our country. Today we are here to remember John Doe, son, brother, friend, and classmate. A few years ago, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross wrote a classic book, titled On Death and Dying, in which she outlines the nature of the grief process. Persons experiencing a loss have feelings of denial, anger, depression, and finally come to a point of acceptance. There are perhaps those experiencing those feelings here today. Death always comes personal tragedy, particularly for those who knew and loved John Doe. We do not understand why death claims the lives of people, particularly when one is so young and in the prime of life. is a reality of life, and when it occurs it is like a sign at a railroad crossing reminding us to stop, look, and listen. It is time to stop. We live in a very fast-paced world in which it is difficult to slow down, and death has a way of making us stop, if only for a few moments to realize how brief life really is. In James 4:13,14, we are reminded of life’s brevity, listen, you who say, today or tomorrow we will go to this or “Now that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money. Why you don’t even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” Death then makes us consider our priorities, our families, our values, our goals, and our relationships. For some, it is a time to ask the deeper questions of: am I?”, Who am I in “Who relationship to God?” am in relationship to you?”, and “Who “What am I doing with my life?”
Memorial Meditation Death of Young Soldier Stop, Look, and Listen Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Memorial services are in keeping with a time-honored radiation of remembering fellow soldiers who die in the service of our country. Today we are here to remember John Doe, son, brother, friend, and classmate. A few years ago, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross wrote a classic book, titled On Death and Dying, in which she outlines the nature of the grief process. Persons experiencing a loss have feelings of denial, anger, depression, and finally come to a point of acceptance. There are perhaps those experiencing those feelings here today. Death always comes personal tragedy, particularly for those who knew and loved John Doe. We do not understand why death claims the lives of people, particularly when one is so young and in the prime of life. is a reality of life, and when it occurs it is like a sign at a railroad crossing reminding us to stop, look, and listen. It is time to stop. We live in a very fast-paced world in which it is difficult to slow down, and death has a way of making us stop, if only for a few moments to realize how brief life really is. In James 4:13,14, we are reminded of life’s brevity, “Now listen, you who say, today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money. Why you don’t even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” Death then makes us consider our priorities, our families, our values, our goals, and our relationships. For some, it is a time to ask the deeper questions of: “Who am I?”, Who am I in relationship to God?” “Who am in relationship to you?”, and “What am I doing with my life?”
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