Please note, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is rated PG-13. Some time passes after T'Challa's Burial in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Shuri is still struggling to come to terms with what has happened, burying herself in work. Ramonda, her mother and Queen, sees that Shuri needs a break. She takes Shuri out for a traditional Wakandan ceremony designed to help the mourners mark the end of the grieving period by burning their funeral garbs. On the surface, this might seem wrong. Yet as said here before, mourning isn't unchristian, and we make allowances for that mourning. It is often needed and helpful. However, Shuri can't move forward with her life, even if it seems like she has. So Ramonda walks her through the ceremony and her own encounter with T'Challa through them. What she is trying to do is remind Shuri there is hope that T'Challa is still present beyond this world. What she is doing is trying to remind Shuri there is joy for T'Challa, even in death. While Shuri proves resistant, Ramonda nevertheless holds onto hope that Shuri will eventually hear her. The loss of a loved one is hard. It is hard because we will not have any more experiences with them in this life. That grief can get us stuck. It can keep us from moving forward in our lives in a healthy way. What Ramonda is asking isn't to "get over" T'Challa's death. Ramonda herself shows throughout the film that she is still mourning. Moving forward isn't moving past since we continue to live with the grief, at least in this life. What Ramonda is calling Shuri to do is to realize T'Challa is still out there, just not in this world. T'Challa is having an experience beyond what we can imagine, which is a good thing. These are the same things we must remember as Christians. We hold onto hope of life in the world to come. That is a key component of our Faith. While we mourn for the dead, we also are grateful for the gift they receive in the life with Jesus beyond this life in this world. There is nothing we can ask for greater than that. Thus with death, and the mourning that follows, we also experience hope and joy for what the dead have received and what we will one day have with them too. Disclaimer: unless otherwise stated, the majority of images produced here are not owned or created by me. Commenting is encouraged. Please use discretion leaving comments below, letting the love of God guide you.
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