Today, I attended two funerals.
One for a friend who's young life ended tragically, the other for the mother of a friend.
One funeral was formal, and perhaps almost impersonal because of the large crowd paying tribute to a 'colleague' who died in the line of duty. The other funeral was a true celebration of a life well lived.
Both funerals were presided over by a female. Each of these women spoke well, with compassion and with humanity, born of an understanding of the human spirit. Their messages expressed a clear understanding of the human relationship with God as healing in times of loss. Their messages were rich with meaning, clear in delivery and reach deep into the experience of being human.
I am grateful for the words and compassion expressed by both of these women. Both left me wishing that I too could share such a gift of love and left me wondering why the faith tradition that I live has excluded women from this life of ministry.
I cannot imagine that my God would not welcome the ministry of these women and others.
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