Because of his death and of what we celebrate this Sunday-Easter Sunday-the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead-everything changed.
Jesus was only 33 or so when he was killed. The week when the Christian church remembers another death that seemed too early. So there's sadness, joy, some work to do-and there is hope, too. And we've got to do a little relationship work everyday because if we don't we won't know when we're loved. The trainer told him, "You've got to bet every day because if you don't, you won't know when you're lucky." In the same way, the painter had to paint every day because if he didn't he wouldn't know when the magic would happen. He told a story about talking to an old race horse trainer about betting on the horses. He told the interviewer about how he found he had to paint everyday. I remember hearing a painter being interviewed on the radio. Allan worked in the casino with many of you. I guess the trick is you have to make the most of it. You are glad of the laughing, dancing, loving times you got to share with Allan in his love of family, friends, team sports, music, bowling and a good debate. We’re glad there was a time for Allan to be born.
The slide show before the service gave us a sense who and what gave Allan joy.
Yet in the midst of our sadness, there is joy. So if we have turned away from some people in our lives, times like this remind us to offer the comforting embrace, to love and to make peace, to search for ways to rebuild, mend and heal torn relationships-relationships that we may have thrown away in hurt, resentment or anger-because tomorrow might be too late and not to do so can only too easily leave our lives blighted by regret. It’s also a stark reminder that life can be shorter than we expect. A time, as the writer of our first reading puts it, to lose, to cry, and to grieve. This is a sad day the result of Allan’s time to die too early for us.
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