Admittedly, without heaven to follow, this man’s life would be merely a nice addition to history; his life inspiring in us no more than good sentiment. His motives would be questioned, his spending his precious time serving others ridiculed. But, as he sits at table with Mary and Joseph, Christ the Son and the Father of all, we rejoice. Heaven does follow! And so, just as his beautiful life points us to the glory of heaven, so too does his death; for, in his death is the resurrection to new and glorious life. Truly, then, funerals are a time of celebration.