Death of a happy person

The meditation text is 1 Thessalonians 4:13: "But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope."

Some people make it easy for us to grieve differently from those who have no hope. Filled with wit, and sometimes "wisdom," ___________ made every occasion with her a happy occasion. This occasion should be no different. She would not want us crying our eyes out now. If she could be here, in this pulpit, to preach her own funeral meditation, I suspect she'd have a couple of stories to tell. She would make us happy. She would laugh that deep and hearty laugh that made you smile, whether you thought her joke was funny or not. You never left her home without something; at the very least, you k…