And to kind of cram this back into our funeral conversation, what... thoughtfulness and on what planning should go into yeah the the entirety of the service again this this book is about the subtitle is preaching at funerals yeah um but but what should we know about the planning of a funeral service from from end to end

well we we we begin seeking god's help through a prayer at the beginning well if it's church uh Or Christian people, you begin with a hymn, or maybe in fact the people concerned would like a hymn.

I often find that at that stage it's the traditional hymns that people will want.

And you give an opportunity for words to be said about the deceased, I'm always very careful about eulogies because sometimes I think I knew the person and discover that I didn't.

I prefer not to be the person giving the eulogy.

My task is to be preaching the sermon, which will begin obviously with my saying one or two hopefully nice things about the person, but then leading on to speak of Jesus.

Then after that, having prayers in which we thank God for the difference that he makes and pray that this may be experienced not simply by those who have been bereaved, but everybody who's present.

Any way to get a preview of your next book and communicating the love of God at these ceremonies of romantic love?