Funeral

Well, today I sang for a funeral kind of last minute - I only learned yesterday afternoon that I would be doing this. It was interesting because, while the old man who died had been marginally religious, none of his family was. It was a very very small gathering, maybe 20 to 30 people. They picked 3 old old hymns that the family said we favorites of the man who died. But, leading from the front, I could tell that everyone there either didn't know the songs or just didn't care to sing them. I could tell that pastor Steve had a hard time puting together a message and service that could be meaningful to these people when, from the looks of things, they did not share in the hope that we have. The whole service was less than half an hour because no one came up to say anything and there wasn't a slide show or a video or anything. I guess it was just kind of sad for me to see this. I hope that when I die I can leave behind more of a legacy, and also hope for the friends and family that I leave behind.