The problem that we have in churches sometimes, is that we put on excellent programs in different areas, but the people who are coming are not necessarily being saved.
Your attitude toward death is going to make a big difference as to how you handle that grieving process and, as Paul says, there are some people who are ignorant about these things.
Have you ever heard the expression, "That marriage was made in heaven"? ... Being a rather realistic person, I'm more inclined to ask, "If marriages are made in heaven, why are so many of them failing, even among Christians?"