Last Dance - Last Call - Last Everything

Ecclesiastes 7:2 ~ It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.
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The last call here is of a photo shoot order - Norma Jean's last photo shoot. She was 36 years old and looked to finally have found herself; she had found stability and inner peace, at long last. Weeks later, she was found dead.



They say that we are all born equal -
and there are some who will say that is not the case.
None will ever refute this though:
we are all equal before the Grim Reaper.
- L.P. 2008






Is death the last sleep?
No, it is the final awakening.
~~ Walter Scott

Death To Twitter

Did I say -or rather type- "to"...?
I meant ON, of course...
;-)

We know that everyone and everything has a twitter account by now - so it should not surprise anyone that the grim reaper also has one at this time.
And his tweets are far more interesting than most of the living's
- now, that should surprise most...
But that is not quite relevant right now.

Death's first name is Steve, apparently.
He (or it) describes himself/itself as "a guy who likes horses" and who lives with three other guys who like them as well.

Death has a Gmail address -
to email him/it is to have a near-death experience.
Give it a try, now:



Death has a ton of followers too - figures.
I thought he/it should know about this site, the Lugubrious Blog, but really - I don't need that kind of approval. But if one of you decides to have a near-death experience, you can go ahead and mention this site indeed. He'll get mad at the way I ridicule him/it, trivialize his/its power and wish him/it eternal destruction (him/it and his/its three buddies too) with the very telling title chosen for this blog's URL: deathtodeath. (You noticed it, right?)

So he/it will get mad;
that is for damn sure...

Bah. What's the worst that could happen, eh?
;-)

Post-Scriptum:
remember now - you may find
all of his/its numerous victims
either on the other side or here, most likely:


Adieu!

480,000 deaths - each year...

Death comes soon enough as it is...
It truly is pointless to go out of your way looking for it...

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The fight against breast cancer has many champions and many detractors as well. 40,000 women die of breast cancer each and every year - so every action we can take in order to fight it is invaluable. As devastating as breast cancer is, smoking is 11 times worse, as it kills nearly 440,000 Americans A YEAR according to some figures. Some sources claim that there are two vaccines being developed right now - vaccines that could block nicotine from ever reaching the brain. That could cull the numbers of the addicted, but smoking attacks other body parts - not the brain. Everything happens in the brain though - so I hope we will all make the right choices: click here to stop breast cancer and NEVER smoke again! Death comes soon enough for our mortal shells; there is no need to run after it!


See - we can help, actually make a difference.
Aye, even at our desks...
Even here...!
We may croak right where we sit too, of course...

DO NOT FEAR DEATH, THOUGH
It may come for each one of us -
but we shall never fear it!

Simply have trust about that -
have trust
in The Word
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King James Bible
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1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? 30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. 33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for asmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

AMEN!

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Say A Prayer...

Thanksgiving for the Life of the Deceased

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us all with the gift of this earthly life
and has given to our brother/sister [Name]
his/her span of years and gifts of character.
God our Father, we thank you now for all his/her life,
for every memory of love and joy,
for every good deed done by him/her
and every sorrow shared with us.
We thank you for his/her life and for his/her death,
we thank you for the rest in Christ he/she now enjoys,
we thank you for giving him/her to us,
we thank you for the glory we shall share together.
Hear our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.




Christian Funeral Prayer

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, refresh me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within your wounds hide me.
Let me never be separated from you.
From the power of darkness defend me.
In the hour of my death, call me
and bid me come to you,
that with your saints I may praise you
for ever and ever.
Amen.




Day by Day

Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you
for all the benefits you have won for us,
for all the pains and insults you have borne for us.
Most merciful redeemer,
friend and brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
Amen.





Find more comforting words like these at this address - for we are not much at all in this world without the comfort provided by this kind of material. Prayer and soothing words are the beginning of HOPE - and that hasn't a price. So partake of it, as much as you need. And don't forget to BELIEVE - eh

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End Of The Line!

The human animal differs from the rest of the animal kingdom in all the wrong ways - and the video that follows illustrates it extremely well...



At the end of the line, though, it is all back to what we came from; dust! That's the way things are, on this side of things anyhow! For all creatures, all walks of life. No difference - for all else is but vanity...

Until a resurrection, rebirth and afterlife makes it otherwise, that is.

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