In some ways the opening weeks of a calendar year can be a relatively restful time. Christmas celebrations are complete, and all those involved in putting them together look forward to some well-deserved down time, but January can also prove to be a month filled with what some may see as bizarre turns of fate.
Just this week, there have been not one, not two but three funerals celebrated in these parts. Actually, there have been two funeral Masses and this afternoon we have been asked to be present for a Liturgy which will take place at one of the local funeral homes.
Like life, death comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it's long in coming and involves a great deal of physical suffering, but at other times, it can appear and leave the bystanders shaking their heads and hearts in disbelief. In the end, no human beings can determine the pace of these important moments; all we can do is stand, watch and partake in the drama that unfolds.
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