Please note, Coco is rated PG. This past Sunday, I preached about Coco and how we don’t need to fear being remembered after this life is done because that is not what gives us a place in God’s Heavenly Kingdom. It is by God’s Grace, and God’s Grace allow that we become part of the Body of Christ, the Communion of Saints, the Kingdom of God. Part of the inspiration came from how many churches have so many plaques to those who died their or served there in the past. The older the church, the more these seem to cover the walls. Yet even in younger parishes, people still seek out and desire to be remembered through these plaques. There is a fear present here, and it is the same as we see in Coco. It is a fear that we will vanish if we are not remembered. Again, this is completely contrary to what we see and believe with our Faith. It also distracts from who the Saints of the church really are. The Saints include those who have died, but they also include us. We forget this too often. We often forget that this is what All Saints’ Day was originally about in the first place. While we should follow the spirit of remembering our deceased loved ones, as Coco reminds us, we shouldn’t forget that we are all part of the Saints of God. Don’t let any memorial plaque ever prevent you from realizing your personal place as part of the Heavenly Kingdom, the Body of Christ, the Saints of the Lord!
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