Beautiful Service

Today we attended the funeral service of Brother Davis. I mentioned him in the last post. Anyway, "It Is Well" on his saxophone with Mrs. Tammy playing the piano. The Pastor of Davidson Memorial, where Brother Davis was a member and deacon, spoke and it was very nice the things he said about Brother Davis. He kind of reminded me of our former Pastor the way he delivered his message. Brother Davis really did have such a sweet testimony. Brother Humphries, one of our members at Faith, sang the timeless "Beulah Land." He's an older man with one of those old style singing voices. It was so wonderful. Then our Pastor spoke. Or rather PREACHED. That was the best part, really. After he preached, The Sons of Faith got up and sang "Our First In Heaven." As uaual, it was beautiful. I believe that one will be on the CD, Courtney. :) Anyway, when we got to the cemetary there were SO MANY people. It was unbelievable. But as we all walked from our cars to the tent, one of the grandsons, Nathan, and Justin played a duet on their trumpets, "Amazing Grace." They were kind of far away from the tent so it was more of an echo as they played. It was really beautiful. After the Pastor said a few words and prayed, one of the men from the funeral home asked that everyone gather in a circle, including the family. So we did. Jennifer Dyer and Jeremy Boone, two of the grandchildren, stepped inside the circle with a heart shaped basket. Jennifer read a poem. And I can't remember what all it said but it was so appropriate for the homegoing. Then Jeremy read the poem that was on the back of the paper memorial given to us as we walked into the church. This is what it says....

Going Home....

Birds in flight symbolize

the end of a Christian life.

One bird is shown leaving the flock

and "going home" to his final reward.

The three remaining birds

continue their journey through life

with peace of mind,

knowing their loved one

is now in God's hands.

Just as Jeremy finished that poem, they removed the lid from the basket and released three white doves as Nathan and Justin broke into "I'll Fly Away." That's the first time I've ever heard SHOUTIN' at a graveside service. We were blessed and honored to be a part of such a service.