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8BODYOFCHRISTNEWSAPRIL2013Beingapre-needcounselorismorethanajobitsacalling.Ihadoneofmyfirstclientspassawayrecentlyanditreallyhurttoseethemgo.WeneverknowwhattheendoflifemayentailandIwashonoredtoseethemfaceitwithsuchdignityandstrength.Inoneofourmeetingswhilepre-planningweendeduphavingasingalongsessionandthisisthememorythatIwillkeepinmyheartbothnowandalways.Hehadfeltthathisill-nesswasburdenenoughandhedidnotwanttoburdenhisfamilywithhisfuneralaswell.Hewasamanwhodidnotdodirtandheinsuredthatwhathewantedwaspaidforhechosethemausoleum.Ihaveencounteredmanyadultchildrenwhohaveconfidedthattheywishedtheirparentshadhandledthismatterontheirown.Forthosethatarethetrusteesoftheirparentsaffairsareoftenquestionedbytheirsiblingsastohowmuchwasspentforaparentsfuneral.Thiscancausetheretobeadditionalstressandhasevenfrac-turedsomefamilies.Imetawonder-fulyoung90yearoldwomanafewweeksagowhocameintopre-plan.Imighthavethoughtthatthetimingwasabitlatebutforheritwasjustright.Shelikesomanyothersknowthattheinevitablewillonedaycomebutthiswasthetimeinwhichshewasreadytofacethosefears.WedidacompletepackagethatdayincludingfillingoutthePersonalPlanningOrganizer.ThePPOcontainsallthevitalinformationafamilymemberwillneedatthetimeofdeath.Whensheleftwehuggedandshethankedmeforbeingsopatientandkind.Shewithherhus-bandwillbeinterredatFortLogan.Althoughshewasnotinneedofcemeteryservicesshedidneedmortuaryser-vices.DidyouknowthatalthoughFt.Loganwillinsureaveteranwithproperdocumen-tationalocationbutunlessyourekilledinactivedutyyouarefullyresponsibleforarrang-ingyourmortuaryser-vicesWehavetakencareofhundredsofvet-eransthroughtheyearsandhavetheexpertiseinensuringyourtimelyarrival.TherearemanyunspokenbeliefsthatifonetalksaboutdeaththenGodisgoingtobesuretopullyournumber.Thetruthbetolditdoesntspeedupnorslowdowntheprocess.NooneknowsthelengthoftheirdashthetimelinefromonesbirthtodeathforthatinformationisreservedforGodalone.Forsomeitmayonlybeamatterofhoursandforothersitmaybeahundredyears.OnethingIknowforsureisthatGodgivesusthetimeweneedtogetitrightbutitisuptousinhowwespendit.Ihaveseenfirsthandthebenefitsthatpre-planningcanbringandwouldbehardpressedforsome-onetoconvincemeotherwise.Wecoverourselvesforeverythingelsethatmayormaynothappenbutleaveourselveswideopenonthemat-terthatwillonedaycometousall.Letsclosethedoorsothattheoneswelovewillbeprotected.Sundayisobservedasadayofwor-shiptodaynotbecauseChristroseonSundaybutbecauseofadecreeissuedbyConstantineandfalseteachingsoftheRomanCatholicChurch.RegardlessofmanscustomsifJesusChristobservedtheSabbathdayChristiansshouldalsohonortheSabbathday.nConstantinecalledtheSun-dietyUnconqueredSunmycompanion.Hisedictintheyear321legislatedthevenerabledayoftheSuntobearest-day.ThisrestwascommandedinhonoroftheSunandnotinhonorofMessiah.nConstantinewassaidtohaveaffirmedthatearlyinhisupwardstrugglehehadseenintheheavensthecrossofChristwiththeinscriptionInhocsignovincesInthissignyoushallconquerandalthoughhewasnotbaptizedhehadvowedtoresthishopesofconquestintheChristianGod.nHemadetheChristianSundayalegalholiday.Hissuccessorsfollowedinhissteps.Christianitywasdeclaredtheimperialstatereligionin383.nTheArchbishopofReggioattheCouncilofTrentin1562openlydeclaredthattraditionstoodaboveScriptureHiswordswereTheauthorityoftheChurchcouldthereforenotbeboundtotheauthorityoftheScripturesbecausetheChurchhadchangedtheSabbathintoSundaynotbythecommandofChristbutbyitsownauthority.nMostProtestantsupholdtheCatholictradi-tionofaSundaySabbathinoppositiontoGodsfourthcommandmenttoworshipontheseventhdayoftheweekSaturday.Sun-dayworshipofthesun-godHeliosApolloLuciferwasthecus-tomofpre-ChristianRome.Q.WasntJesusresurrectedonSundayTheBiblesaysinMark169NowwhenJesuswasrisenearlythefirstdayoftheweekheappearedfirsttoMaryMagdaleneoutofwhomhehadcastsevendevils.KJVMatthew281IntheendoftheSabbathasitbegantodawntowardthefirstdayoftheweekcameMaryMagdaleneandtheotherMarytoseethesepulcher.AccordingtoStrongsConcordance4521thewordthatistranslatedasweekinMark169actuallymeansSabbathasseeninMatthew281.ORIGINSERIESByR.M.McCowanCatholicismsContributiontoChristianityIfTomorrowNeverComesByKendraCottonKendraCottonTHEMATHDaysNightsintheGrave