Perhaps it's just me, or perhaps it's the fact that I talked to Josh about this during the summer when we worked together. But I think the funeral was far too focused on sorrow. I realize that people need to work out their sorrows, but one thing that Josh and I had both talked about was how we wanted people to keep going with their lives after we're done. He and I both agreed that we wanted to be remembered for how much we could praise God, but we didn't want people to be stuck on remembering.
One thing they missed in the funeral is how to continue after our grief. He never wanted it to be any more than a little while. It's odd now looking back on how we joked about it, unknowing what would happen. But I know that he was as sincere about this as I was. I can't remember the exact week he said it, but I know we were talking about it as a result of chapel on the east side of Camp Barakel.
We agreed that we wanted our funerals to be more of a happy occasion. Grieve for a bit, and then go on and praise God all that much more. So many paths will come into our own, and so many will also leave. That's a given in life, but it's what we do to praise God with our own lives that makes all the difference. Josh and I agreed on this in the knowledge that we would both live on for a long time. I doubt he would mean this any less even considering now.
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