I do not mean to cause any discomfort. Ignore this post if you wish. My mind is a little overactive at times for what some people are willing to consider.

Death is a reality because of our sinfulness. We were not originally designed to have our body and soul severed as they are.

Many times life slips away amid a flurry of activity in a hospital room. Sometimes the person is quietly let go. Movies like The Last Samurai depict the glory of death in battle while demanding that the life up to that point be filled with honor.

Whenever we marry, we face the probability that one spouse will die before the other. It is rare that both will die at the same time, unless you live in a viking culture. I know several people who lost a spouse while still “young.” You can translate that as you wish; the older you get, the younger everyone else seems.

Here are my questions: When a husband remarries, why does our society expect him to put away the pictures of his first wife? How is this “normally” dealt with when the wife remarries? The marriage bond is an intimate one that was designed to be between one man and one woman. Have you read anything that deals with this in a second marriage? If so, is it anything you could recommend to me?

If they deal with it adequately enough, I’m quite willing to read secular sources. This won’t be a topic that I intend to devour in the next week or two but is on my to-ponder list. Thanks!