The final curtain

Re: The Final Curtain, Nov 5th.

On reflection the final curtain brings us all to a rude awakening.

Is anyone ever ready for this time?

I have been to loads of funerals.

Having worked in palliative care with all ages and mental health fields.

Plus my own family and friends.

There are some transcendent moments, some hopelessness, some anger.

People come out of the wood work who never showed their face in life.

As a stranger in a church connections are frail.

Public relations is not the churches forte.

Perhaps it just goes against the grain.

It is not really about profits and margins.

Personal faith does not come with a hard sell and price tag.

It's not a consumer 'product'.

I have noted it is the people who never set foot in a church/faith community that get the most upset when the traditions of what they expect don't occur.

Things are different, modern worship is vibrant and inclusive.

It does take a bit of mettle to look inside yourself.

Asking questions is a great place to start, so thanks for your sharp honesty, as always.