Sermon Tone Analysis
Overall tone of the sermon
This automated analysis scores the text on the likely presence of emotional, language, and social tones. There are no right or wrong scores; this is just an indication of tones readers or listeners may pick up from the text.
A score of 0.5 or higher indicates the tone is likely present.
Emotion Tone
Anger
0.05UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.07UNLIKELY
Fear
0.06UNLIKELY
Joy
0.62LIKELY
Sadness
0.53LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.58LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.57LIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.79LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.66LIKELY
Extraversion
0.45UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.98LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.56LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Marilyn Jackson
[Song]
We gather today to celebrate the life and faithfulness of Marilyn Jackson and to rejoice in the promise of eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We also gather to comfort one another in our time of loss.
The Bible is clear . . .
this life is not all there is.
Jesus said,
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
(John 3:16-17)
He also said,
“I am the resurrection and the life.
Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
(John 11:25)
Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:42-44
Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever.
43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory.
They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength.
44 They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies.
For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies.
Let’s pray together,
Our Father, we come today grateful that you have given us a sure hope of life beyond the grave.
This is where our joy is found today.
There are questions we wish we could ask.
There are explanations we wish we could hear.
But the bottom line is: We trust you.
O Lord.
Draw us close to you as we remember Marilyn’s life.
Remind us of the many ways we saw You in her.
Be present among us, for we ask it in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
******
Marilyn Mae Clover was born on September 21, 1944 to Lowell and Maxine Clover.
She grew up on the farm and learned how to handle most jobs on the farm.
She learned to drive early and became very competent in all things related to the farm.
She loved to tease and have fun just like her dad.
It is suspected that Marilyn always found a way to hang with her dad so Sherry would have to deal with the chickens.
It may surprise you (it did me) to know that Marilyn was kind of a daredevil.
Once she was drag racing down the Disco road (if she admits to doing it once, she probably did it several times.)
No one knows whether or not she won this particular race.
What made this race special was the next Sunday Harriett Crum walked up to her in church and whispered, “I hope you won.” Marilyn was horrified.
She knew if her parents found out about her drag racing, she would no longer be able to drive the car . . .
and she liked driving the car.
She bragged that she knew how to disconnect the odometer from the transmission so her dad wouldn’t know how many miles she had gone!
She was fearless as a driver.
Nothing stopped her, not even a snowstorm on New Years Eve.
In High School John Jackson remembers n his freshman year, Marilyn did not do any of the hazing that was so common of freshmen students in those days.
Instead, she was actually very kind to John as a freshman.
It was a kindness long remembered.
When Marilyn was living in Burlington she was in a motorcycle accident that resulted in some stiches.
She also liked to ride horses and bicycles and anything that was active.
This “wild side” of Marilyn didn’t go away as she got older.
She impressed Evan once by burning off in one of Jim’s cars after the car show!
In 2003 Roger and Marilyn bought their Harley.
Marilyn decided they needed to get new pipes so everyone would hear them coming into town.
They went to Quincy and looked at the catalog.
The salesman said they really needed to listen to the pipes to determine which was loudest.
Suddenly, Marilyn was gone and Roger finished talking to the salesman.
He looked around for Marilyn and found her out with a row of bikers parked outside.
She was going to the various bikers asking them to start their bikes so she could hear them.
When he reached her, she pointed to one and said, “We want this one.”
Roger said, as he feared, it was very expensive!
Marilyn also learned how to shoot and shoot well.
She was no prissy girl!
She was a good shot; a very good shot.
She shot a lot of rabbits . . .
even after she moved to town with Roger!
They have some spots on the garage from where the bullets ricocheted off the rabbits.
Speaking of shooting there was the time that Evan got a new pellet rifle.
Marilyn said, “Come on Evan, I know a good place to shoot.”
They went out to Steve’s brand new metal machine shed and she started shooting.
When you went inside you could see the little holes of sunlight.
Evan’s story is: Marilyn did all the shooting!
It is reported that Steve may not have been too pleased with his older sister.
Marilyn was a good farm wife.
She canned, snapped beans, drove a tractor, and hauled corn to the elevator.
She also raised her three kids.
She was a pretty laid back mom (after hearing the previous stories that is much more understandable).
When the kids would push the limits, she would let them know what those limits were, but she didn’t over react.
When something was spilled at the dinner table it was really no big deal.
They wiped it up and went on with the meal.
Marilyn sought to raise he kids in Christ to the best of her ability.
She wanted them to live good lives while at the same time, being free to try things and have fun.
Her children had a lot of freedom . . .
as long as they didn’t abuse it.
When Lori and Gary were added to the family, it was seamless.
They too became her children just as Jeff, Alison and Philip became Roger’s children.
Marilyn was attentive.
She was babysitting one girl when she noticed she seemed to be having vision problems.
She was right and that girl got the help she needed.
Marilyn could be sneaky.
Once there was a Halloween party and everyone dressed up to attend.
Marilyn was at home watching all the children.
Soon someone came to the door wearing a long gray trench coat and a mask.
The person wandered around the room but never talked . . .
all night!
Finally, the mysterious person left leaving everyone confused as to who it was.
It was a little while before they learned it was Marilyn.
No one really knows who was watching the kids.
When Marilyn met Roger, it was through a mutual friend.
He was still reeling from his divorce and his friend said, “You know, you should talk to Marilyn.”
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9