Life is Fragile, Love is Strong
This sermon was inspired by mothers I know who shared with me their pain of losing a child to suicide, and given at a funeral over which I presided recently. Some of the basic structure of the sermon was also inspired from ponderingpastor.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/funeral-for-suicide-victim. Who would have thought, just a few days ago, that we would be here tonight? This has been an especially difficult few days. Days like these remind us that life is so very fragile. One moment all seems well, and the next moment a sudden heart attack strikes. Or a moment of distracted driving and an accident happens. Or an historic tornado blows through town. Or a there’s a bombing or a shooting. Lives are lost in a moment of time. Life is fragile. For Steven, his life too was fragile, and now, in an instant, he’s gone. And no one could have predicted just how vulnerable Steven was. Perhaps some of you are feeling guilty or questioning what you cou...