Rose Martin loved her Corvair. The low-slung, rear-engine vehicle was a popular model in the 1960s until consumer advocate Ralph Nader denounced it as a casket on wheels. Rose ignored his warnings and drove it around her hometown in Rhode Island for 36 years. She kept it functioning—no matter what the cost. So when she died in May 1998, her relatives and friends were not surprised by her desire to be buried in her cherished white Corvair.

Most of us don't feel that sentimental about our cars. In fact, we may even wonder why some people are so concerned about where and how their bodies will be buried. Even though it's wise to give some thought to cemetery plots and funeral arrangements, such matters are insignificant compared with the concern we ought to have for our undying souls (Mt. 16:26).

The rich man in Jesus' parable had not been concerned about his soul and where he would spend eternity. Then one day God said to him, "Fool! This night your soul will be required of you" (Lk. 12:20).

The all-important issue is not where your body will be buried but where you will spend eternity. Are you headed for heaven or hell? What is the goal for your soul?  — Vernon C. Grounds