Simple Cremations

[JohnR7]

1 hour ago, R. Hartono said:

What happened with your son ?

Drugs - Life is a lot better for him in Heaven then it was here on the earth.

He was 40 or 41. We were very close, I raised him for 12 years as a single parent. 

[R. Hartono]

2 hours ago, JohnR7 said:

Drugs - Life is a lot better for him in Heaven then it was here on the earth.

He was 40 or 41. We were very close, I raised him for 12 years as a single parent. 

Where is your wife?

[JohnR7]

5 hours ago, R. Hartono said:

Where is your wife?

That was the last thing he said before he died was that his mom was never there for him. I would tell people she ran off and left me and they would say I must have chased her off. Then I would say that she abandoned her son and they would say that is not right. His friends mom got him started on drugs. He was in his senior year of electronic engineering. She died within a year of doing that.  His girlfriend graduated but he decided he wanted to drop out of school and party. My dad was the one that worked with him to get him to go that far toward getting an education. 

Edited October 9, 2020 by JohnR7

[BeauJangles]

On 10/6/2020 at 9:46 AM, Melinda12 said:

Is anyone else rather chilled at the ads promoting these?

Yes, I've seen them. I don't feel they are any more eerie than other ads for final arrangements or services.

On 10/6/2020 at 9:46 AM, Melinda12 said:

Where nobody attends a person's funeral and the priority is cheapness?

It varies on the individual, sister. Some persons don't want or care for a formalized funeral, memorial, or what has been termed as, "Celebration of Life". Some I've attended are just as meaningful as a regular funeral. I've never personally cared for an open casket service. That I find very undesirable. Some of these I've even dreaded. The deceased look dead to me. If you knew them in life they aren't the best last memory of seeing them. Even when going to a "viewing" and it will be a closed coffin service, it's still creepy to me. 

On 10/6/2020 at 9:46 AM, Melinda12 said:

How dreadful that a person's life not be given respect. It chills me. 

I've already given my personal opinion of this. No, I don't have a problem with anyone's final plans. If they get their wishes that's all that matters. At least it does to me. 

On 10/6/2020 at 9:46 AM, Melinda12 said:

These cremations are like disposal of animals at the vet.

Even these arrangements can be very endearing. Pets mean so much to their owners. In many instances, just like my experience having lovely furries, were like your very own children. We have a pet cemeteries here on the outskirts of town and I've heard they are just as nice as ones for people. Services are held for those desiring them and friends gather to pay their respects. Or, a special urn can be purchased and kept in a place of honor. I think that's wonderful, quite honestly. 

On 10/6/2020 at 9:46 AM, Melinda12 said:

Just so empty.  

It's as empty as one makes it. 

Matthew 10:28 - And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.  

John 5:24 -  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ¹³But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. ¹⁴For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. ¹⁵For this we say unto you by the word of the LORD, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the LORD shall not prevent them which are asleep. ¹⁶For the LORD himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: ¹⁷Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the LORD in the air: and so shall we ever be with the LORD. ¹⁸Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Here's a nice link for you. 

1. According to kingjamesbibleonline.org

   BIBLE VERSES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE

   • Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto …
   • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them …
   • Daniel 12:2 - And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting …
   • Ezekiel 18:4 - Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is …

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[Ray12614]

Funerals are for family and friends, not the deceased. It is important to give them a time to grieve for those they love. Having said that, whether we are cremated, buried make sure your family/friends can have a time to grieve/celebrate/remember the deceased. Closure is a good thing.

My opinion of course . . . I suppose it would depend on specific needs.

Ray . . . 

[NotAllThere]

I'm reminded of Emmylou Harris (I think) song "All My Tears".

 

When I die don't cry for me
In my father's arms I'll be

The wounds this world left on my soul
Will all be healed and I'll be whole

 

Sun and moon will be replaced
With the light of jesus face

And I will not be ashamed
For my saviour knows my name

 

It don't matter, where you bury me
I'll be home and I'll be free

It don't matter, where I lay
All my tears be washed away

 

Gold and silver blind the eye
Temporary riches light

Come and eat from Heavens store

Come and drink, and thirst no more

 

So weep not for me my friend
When my time below does end

For my life belongs to Him
Who will raise the dead again

 

It don't matter, where you bury me
I'll be home and I'll be free

It don't matter, where I lay
All my tears be washed away

[Mantis]

I could care less what they do with my body when I'm dead. I'll just be happy to be out of it!

[Marathoner]

I would rather be absent from this body with its weakness, infirmity, and pain because that means I am with the Lord in fullness. I confess that I won't miss it but until the time of my deliverance arrives I will endure, confident that the will of our Lord and Savior is alive in me because Christ gave His life so we might live. 

Don't be troubled nor afraid on account of our toil in this world where we are foreigners and sojourners, present for only a little while. This body returns to the dust from whence it came but the Lord endures forever... our lives are hidden in Him.