Saints and sinners.(Living by the Word)(on the Day of All Saints, the names of people who have passed on are read with reverence and thanks )

From: The Christian Century | Date: October 18, 2003| Author: Anderson, Mary W. | Copyright information

IT ALWAYS BREAKS my heart at little when an elderly member of my congregation dies after decades of service and faithfulness. It breaks my heart a little more when only a handful of members attend the funeral of a shut-in. But on the Day of All Saints the names of these people who have passed oil are read with reverence and thanks in front of the entire congregation. "For all the saints who from their labors rest," we sing.

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