"To Remember" - a funeral sermon for Rev. Ron Jensen
Pastor Madison here, and it was my distinct honor and privilege to preside over the funeral for a beloved colleague and St. Olaf member, Rev. Ronald D. Jensen, this past week. I've had several people request a copy of the funeral sermon and sonnet that were written for him, and with Kathy's permission, I share them both here. This sermon is based on Ron's life, as well as the following texts: Romans 8:31-35, 37-39 , Psalm 121 , and Luke 24:13-35 +++ Dear friends and family gathered today, grace and peace to you from God our creator and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Now, if you’ve been with me as I’ve had the honor of presiding over other funerals in my tenure as a pastor, you’ll know that I always start my funeral sermons with a quote from the writer, Gerhard Frost, who once said that to mourn for someone is to pay them a great compliment; it is to give meaning and significance to their life. This is, of course, the reality; that when we mo...