At first glance, the picture above just looks like a beautiful garden.
On closer inspection, one realizes this is a graveyard that is well tended with plantings of perennial plants and decorated with things like a lantern.
The caretakers of this graveyard are showing care and love in memory of their ancestors.
- What might the stories of these families be before their ancestors passed?
- What if the remaining family members had years of conflict between them prior to the funeral?
- How might these families have behaved at the funeral, given their history of conflict?
- What can we learn from Genesis 25:9-10 about setting aside family conflict at these times?