Why Do They Put Stones On People’s Graves?
Answer: A gravestone or metal plate on a grave marks the place where the person’s body is buried.
After a person has died, friends and family will sometimes go to the cemetery, put flowers on the grave, and think about that person.
The stone helps them find the grave.
They can go there and remember the person instead of forgetting.
Just think what it would be like if a family member was buried and no one marked where the grave was.
Key verse: The Lord buried [Moses] in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab. But no one knows the exact place. (Deuteronomy 34:6)
Related verse: Acts 13:36
Related questions: Why do people talk to dead people at their graves? Why do people visit people’s graves if their spirits have already gone to heaven?
Why Do We Give Flowers To People After They Have Died?
Answer: Many people bring flowers to funerals, wakes, and gravesides.
It looks as though they are giving something to someone who can’t enjoy the gift. Why would they do that?
It is to show respect and to show that they miss the person. It’s like saying, “I wish you were still here.
I love you. I miss you.” Also, flowers remind us of life.
Most important, people give flowers to honor the person and the family of the person who has died.
Flowers on a casket or on a grave say, “This person was important to me.”
Key verse: When others are happy, be happy with them. If they are sad, share their sadness. (Romans 12:15)
Related verses: Isaiah 40:6; Amos 2:1; 1 Peter 1:24; 2:17