The Last Word Spoken About You
Writing your own epitaph: How will they remember you?
What will be the content of your final epitaph? What will the people who know you best speak over your life at your time of death?
Over the years, I have had my share of opportunities to conduct funeral services.
Some are warm and beautiful, as friends and loved ones gush over their departed loved one. They retell their favorite memories and praise their very best character traits.
“She made everyone who came into our home feel like family. She held us all together.”
“He had a way of creating a vision for other people’s lives. He loved God and hoped his family would do the same.”
Other final words have not always been so glowing. Sometimes passive-aggressive comments are peppered into these services as opposed to the directness of outright criticism.
“We all know he had a temper” (insert nervous laughter).
“She could be very particular because she cared about the details.”
“He wasn’t around often because he was so committed to being a hard worker.”
Whether we like to wrestle with it or not, each of us will one day breathe our last. Our families will be left to craft a service…
