This week’s Feel-Good Friday is less “Fri-YAY!” and more reflective, and hopefully an inducement of gratitude for those who bear us up in life and hopefully in death. As I have said in past articles, the older I become the more I think about mortality. I buried my last sister in September, so that contemplation has become more pronounced. She was a pastor’s wife, so we had a rousing homegoing celebration that saw hundreds in attendance and thousands watching online.
But what about those who die alone without family or community? Having a dignified burial is a way of honoring the life the person lived and acknowledging that their life mattered. So, this discovery of a group of compassionate students who honor the less fortunate through acts of mercy is the subject of this Feel-Good Friday.
Joseph of Arimathea was the rich Pharisee who had an empty burial…
