From WSJopinion: The coronavirus has swept away the illusions that led so many of us to ignore death. Confronting the truth of our mortality can yield remarkable freedom and love, writes C. Kavin Rowe.
Years ago I preached a sermon on death to a relatively young congregation. As I greeted congregants after the service, many smiled the Southern smile that means, “We know our manners but don’t like what you said.” Yet one elderly couple stopped to talk. “We’ve never heard a sermon on death here,” I recall the wife saying. “We needed one. We’re old and we know what’s coming.”
The Covid-19 pandemic has swept away the illusions that led the congregation—and much of the world—to ignore death. The virus will kill only a small minority...
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