For my Sam's funeral, I had to pick one hymn because that's how it works. I settled on All Things Bright And Beautiful, because she was. During the singing, I faded out every mention of the word "God" (because Sam knew I do have principles). And instead of the obligatory "amen", I substituted "oh Sam".
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
