Christmas Greetings from Shoobridge Funeral Services - 2016
Christmas Greetings from Shoobridge
Funeral Services - 2016
It is truly hard to send 'best wishes' to our clients, past
and present at any time but it is particularly difficult at Christmas.
Christmas, as we know celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Amongst Christians, the importance of this event is both without question and
also, a matter of debate.
To qualify this statement involves the inclusion of Easter
and the crucifixion of Jesus.
Which of the two events is the most important IS the debate
and an instance I experienced comes to mind.
Offering a 24-hour service restricts Bank Holiday planning
for many vital services, none more than those we offer. As such, I was called
to a family some years ago to deal with the passing of a male, over the Easter
period.
With true feeling, I was empathetic to the family who surprised me with ‘Alleluias’ and praise and I was cordially invited to join them in prayers of thanksgiving. Somewhat puzzled and taken aback, I discovered the family to be practising Christians who were joyous that, though sad the passing of their relative, they were happy to celebrate the passage to Heaven at this poignant time! ‘To be with Jesus, the Lord, when He was taking away the sins of the world’ were words I recall only too well and I learned some valuable lessons from the experience, which I am naturally influenced by, to this day.
Commercially, irrespective of any and all religions, ‘we’
all know that Christmas is a time for family sharing, goodwill, seasonal cheer
and generally warm feeling towards our fellow human beings. If we have
grievances, we overlook them or put them aside. If we have stress, we postpone
its effects until after Christmas.
There is no one I can think of that is unaffected by this
event.
I have considered often in my years of being a funeral
director, the ‘advantages’ or ‘disadvantages’ of people suffering loss. Whether
it is harder for the survivors, those left behind, to deal with and cope
without the person who was loved. I’d like to say, “Or the one who passed
away?” but I have no knowledge regarding the answer to that question.
Does having a family help? Would ‘I’ rather spare them the
pain of my loss?
Of course, there can be no definite answer - it is personal
and individual. What I do know is this; to experience the pain of loss means
there must have been a degree of love – another unquantifiable factor but a
very important and fundamental emotion.
As a parallel, I have also considered the ‘pros’ and ‘cons’
of having children, having a family? I have pondered the question of loneliness
and sometimes, finality when a partner dies. I have coupled all these thoughts
together often but especially around Christmas and again, have never found a
satisfactory conclusion as everybody is so different.
With these puzzles in mind, I return to my purpose: how to
send good wishes to the friends we have made throughout the year and in the
past as a result of the loss they have suffered or experienced?
I would like to think that we have given everyone, more than
they needed; that we helped them take one step forward at a time. At the every
least, that we met, if not exceeded their expectations whether they could
identify them or not.
That they would look back at some stage and feel that my
family and I, gave them a purpose or eased them gently into or through their
bereavement process.
One could be cynical and discuss payments for our services
and I would totally agree – to an extent but that would not convey our purpose.
Not only do we, as a family feel this purpose from our inner core but we are
committed to our customers, to help at such a strange and difficult time of
‘their’ lives. If we could perform this service freely, without financial
mention, it would remain our chosen goal. That practically, we have to pay to
be in business is the way of this world. In order for us to provide the
commitment we do, unfortunately, requires that we too are in business and
require payment.
And so it remains, for me, on behalf of myself, Penny, Paul
and the staff who serve us and therefore ‘you,’ so well over the years to thank
you for choosing us, coming into and being a part of our lives and beginning
lasting friendships.
Strangely, as I wrote this, I also wrote some ‘greetings’
that at first were difficult. I soon found numerous ways to express our
‘thanks’ and send our ‘best wishes’ because you have affected us resultantly in
such a nice way but, I have settled on one to convey that which is in our
hearts. I hope this says as much as we feel and that it is received with the
sincerity that we feel at this time.
Because
the goodwill of those we serve forms the foundation of the trust you placed in
us, we remember you at this difficult time and offer our personal "thank
you" as we wish you hope for the future. May we assure you that you are
truly remembered by us, often but none moreso than at this special time.
Terry,
Penny & Paul Shoobridge and our wonderful team – ‘the staff.’
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