I hope you realize that this blog is part of my “therapy” that helps me make it through the cloudy days. There ARE cloudy days for every church, and therefore for every pastor (if he is focused on the heart of the church). Our church has experienced some cloudy days these last few weeks, and therefore, so have I.
Funerals are my least favorite part of the charge I have as a pastor. Mind you, I know this is a necessary part of my job AND that death is a natural part of life. But that really doesn’t make it any easier. Death is tough for those who survive. If we love those around us, we will feel the sting of loss. It can make for a cloudy day for sure.
The great hope in all of this is Jesus Christ. I have probably written this a hundred times, but it makes such a difference when a family KNOWS their loved one belongs to Jesus. There is no question about their future, their eternal destiny. One of the greatest gifts we could ever give our families is the assurance that we know Christ, and we know where we are going one day.
Can YOU give your family that assurance??? It sure could help shorten the cloudy days!
PS – Pray for me . . . I think Satan is trying to make me forget about New Orleans by throwing all of this at me this week.
One Pastor's Perspective 
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