Jonathan Aigner ponders "How To Choose Music For A Funeral." I agree with much (not all) that he writes but very much agree with the following and have made my preference clear to my pastor and relatives and friends:
How To Choose Music For A FuneralOne of the things the baby boomer generation has introduced into the liturgical sphere is the “celebration of life” service. That’s quite unfortunate.
A “celebration of life” points to a dead person. A funeral points to the cross.
A “celebration of life” sidesteps grief. A funeral confronts grief head-on.
A “celebration of life” ignores resurrection. A funeral depends on resurrection.
Funerals aren’t celebrations of human life. Funerals are proclamations of another life, a life that ended in a death that ended in a life.
That is the life worth celebrating. The music you choose must point to Jesus, not to the casket. ....
Death sucks. It just sucks. And when we lose someone we love, we remember how badly it sucks. And we helplessly face the fact that we can’t do a damn thing about it.
It’s not supposed to be that way.
But Jesus lives, and so shall we.
And that makes all the difference.
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