No one in Leicester, or
probably in England, can have been unaware that yesterday saw the burial of
King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral. The whole story of his discovery and
identification has been incredible – almost one of fiction. But now he has been
laid to rest.
As the funeral service made
clear, death is not the end for those who die trusting in Jesus Christ. For
them, they will see their Saviour face-to-face and will rise to glory on the
final day.
Richard was a complex person
and people argue his good and bad traits. Christ is not concerned with Richard’s, or our, perfection. To all who turn to him, like the thief on the cross, he
offers life in all its fullness – now and after death.
As the commentator, John
Snow, stated at the end of the broadcast, “Richard’s story is coming to an end
– as all our stories will end.”
