MY OBITUARY
Today's reading: Numbers 14, Mark 14:1-31, Psalm 52

"She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time. I assure you, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be talked about in her memory." Mark 14:8-9 NLT

I often think about my obituary.

Not in a morbid way. Not in a 'hope to get to have one soon' way. But I think about it on occasion.

There are a few things I wonder...

-Will my name be spelled correctly?

This is a serious worry of mine. If you have an oddly spelled name, it's a concern of yours too. I've spent my entire life having to correct the spelling of my name and once I'm gone, well who will fix it? , Petty, perhaps, but a concern none the less.

-If my family chooses to mention that I was a regular church attender and list my church in the obituary, will someone be surprised when they read it?

I'm serious here. Have you ever read an obituary that stated the deceased was a member of the church of so-and-so, and you had no clue they even knew where the local church was located? Their life didn't reflect any affiliation with a church or godly beliefs? I don't want anyone saying that about me!

-Will there be anything nice to say about me in the write-up?

Honestly, will they be able to come up with a nice thought, a kind memory or an account of godliness on my behalf? Will they have to dig deep into the archives of my life to find something noteworthy, loving or decent about anything I did? Will they have to take a little poetic license in order to write a nice obituary? Will they choose to forget my sins, my failures, my cutting remarks, the fact that I ran into the Dairy Queen sign when I was 16? Will I be remembered for doing anything for the Lord?

The woman in today's story is still know for her act of service to Jesus all these years later. In a country far removed from her original land. From a time that most of us cannot even fathom the customs, traditions and hardships. In an act of love that we just wouldn't do in this day and age.

But she is still known for loving Jesus.

That's what I want for my obituary.

And since God has given me another day, I guess I get another opportunity to work on it!