Steadfast Love – A Eulogy for Roger Kelly
The Rev. Canon Frank Logue preached this sermon at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
in Savannah, Georgia on March 15, 2019
Steadfast Love – A Eulogy for Roger Kelly
Lamentations 3:22-33; I Corinthians 15, and John 11: 21-27
“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
The Prophet Jeremiah writes of the steadfast love of the LORD, and of mercies that never come to an end. We gather today to give thanks for the life of Roger Kelly and in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection, we know that our gracious God’s steadfast love for Roger has not ended and his mercies for Roger will never come to an end.
Roger faced a test of faith last week. He could see where his path was headed and he decided to put his trust in God and not take further treatment for cancer. He made the decision, but as his wife Bonnie recalls, he wanted to know what she thought and what Kevin thought, to make sure it was okay with them. They understood and treatment moved to palliative care. Bonnie said, “How brave and courageous,” then she added, “That is how he had always been. Brave and courageous.”
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Lamentations extols the steadfast love of God. In our epistle reading, Paul exhorts the Christians in Corinth to be steadfast. Roger Kelly knew more than a little something about being steadfast. But we’ll get to that in a moment. First, we have to appreciate that he almost certainly did not know what he was getting himself into in marrying Bonnie.
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