Pardon me as I rant a private soapbox thought! Most every funeral I have attended in my long life, one chapter of the Bible is the spiritual nourishment provision. ONE chapter! Even if the officiating minister or family friend does not use "that" chapter, it is most often written in the program of the deceased. I'll not name it here, but as a lover of the Word of God, I would like to take issue with this practice.
There are about 1,189 chapters in the Bible. And there are 31,173 verses within those chapters. And here's an opportunity, the one time that many people will ever be in tune to the Word of God, they will hear this same chapter over and over with every funeral they attend. While I'm not sure as to why "this" chapter was the chosen one, the fact remains, it is the one. Now I'm not saying that "this" chapter cannot be used by God to draw men unto Himself. But I think a change would get their attention. It would be like throwing a curve.
As I contemplated this at a recent funeral, I likened it to taking one fish from the ocean and concentrating on "that" fish. Just one fish. Out of all the vast oceans! One fish that we talked about over and over while missing all the various species of fish that swim in those oceans. That is to me what taking one chapter out of 1,189 and missing all the wonder, joy and nourishment of the other 1,188! (Not to mention the other 31,167 verses!)
I know it's just a thing with me but I'm just saying...
