Funerals have often become celebrations of life. Nothing wrong with that, but they are Also a solemn occasion. Although some may be going to heaven, we still grieve for the Family,as they lost a loved one. I still get tears at funerals, even if I don't know the family That well. Just watching them grieve for losing a family member is difficult. Christian Funerals do remind us of our own mortality and should make us pause and ponder In life after death. Time to take a soul inventory.