Mark 8:38
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels.
Spot on, Elsie.
But I think that most everyone here,on this forum, gets it, in that the most important things we do in life, the things that last and have meaning for an eternity, are things we do to serve our Lord Jesus Christ.
For Chris Matthews, I have to seriously wonder if he gets it all. There are so many people that think religion, or faith, is just another aspect of life, and something that makes you more well-rounded. They do not see faith in Christ as a committment to God's Plan, and that God has a plan wherein one day even American politics will have no relevance (as we will live under a benign monarchy, ruled by the Lord Himself), but rather a Christian philosophy with acceptable moral tenets.
Point I am trying to make, is that Michael correctly, in my belief, held that RR's faith in Christ, was the most important thing in his life, even eclipsing the work he had done as President. It is only fitting that Michael would talk about the most important things at his father's funeral. If anyone wonders if that judgment is correct, resolve the fact that RR's work could never bring him eternal life, no one would argue that, there is no power over death even with the great things he had done, but faith in Christ does bring eternal life. Having recently lost my mother, who led me to Christ, knowing Christ's promise to us, was the most important and comforting thing in my mind when she passed on to be with the Lord.