Party at a funeral?

In the past couple weeks, there have been lots of stories in the news of famous people who have died: Farrah Faucet, Micheal Jackson, Billie Mays just to name a few. The response of the media and such has of course been sympathy and grief, and rightfully so, b/c death is a horrible thing to face. It is made even more difficult by the fact that with many of these people, their eternal destiny is questionable. It is hard to know where they are now. Maybe they found Jesus at some moment, maybe not, but the fact is we don't know. How awesome is it for those who are Christians thought to know that we can be sure of our eternal fate. When we face the death of a loved one, or even our own death, we can do so with a godly grief, a grief that is supported by hope and the resurrection. The next time we hear of someone famous dying, or even someone who is not famous, let it remind us that for those of us who have Christ, death is not a reason to fear, b/c for us, death is simply a door to eternity with our God. Grieve for loved ones, miss them, but celebrate the fact that they are finally home! I want my funeral to be a party, b/c I'm going to be partying with my Lord.