Jun
28
Remembering Your Death: Lifegiving Moments In Christian Spirituality
The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered on June 26, 2021 for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary time year B at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell. The scripture readings on which this is based can be found at this link.
Life is a very uncertain thing. No matter how much we plan and how much we think we are in control, the truth is that we cannot be certain what is going to happen tomorrow, much less what next month or next year are going to look like. Although he did not coin the phrase Ben Franklin is often quoted as having said “ it is impossible to be certain of anything but Death and Taxes.”
In light of my many health struggles, I find one of this topic so upsetting, so disturbing that it is almost impossible for me to talk about. I start to tear up.
Life is a very uncertain thing. No matter how much we plan and how much we think we are in control, the truth is that we cannot be certain what is going to happen tomorrow, much less what next month or next year are going to look like. Although he did not coin the phrase Ben Franklin is often quoted as having said “ it is impossible to be certain of anything but Death and Taxes.”
In light of my many health struggles, I find one of this topic so upsetting, so disturbing that it is almost impossible for me to talk about. I start to tear up.
