Stop saying “was” at funerals. 🚫

Mom, Dad, brother, sister, grandma, grandpa—they are not past tense.

You are, right now, and ever shall be, because Jesus has done it all for you. 💖

You are…

✅ God’s own child
✅ Baptized into Christ
✅ A child of paradise
✅ Forgiven all my sins in holy baptism
✅ Washed clean of original and actual sins
✅ A child of your heavenly father
✅ A brother or sister of Christ

Remember this whenever the world questions who you are or when you question yourself.

Remember LSB hymn #594, belt out that hymn, meditate on it, and let it remind you of your true identity. 🎶

🕊️ Though my flesh awaits its raising, still my soul continues praising. I am baptized into Christ, a child of paradise. 🌟 (verse 5)

Contributor Chris Hull is the senior pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center in Macomb, IL.

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