Whitney Houston's funeral service at New Hope Baptist Church lasted nearly four hours. It was moving and must have made a lot of people think a lot about her and God and Jesus and church and faith and religion. Ultimately the service came down to one moment really: The sound of her own voice.
At the end of the service the strains of her biggest song, "I Will Always Love You," filled the church and the TV screen. You couldn't help but be deeply moved and wonder-filled. Then six men smartly assembled next to her casket, 3 on each side. Suddenly and very dramatically they lifted the casket up on to their shoulders and then started the procession out of the church, the casket sitting on their shoulders with their hands at their sides. The casket itself was a strikingly beautiful shiny silver-and-gold one. Her mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston, followed immediately behind the casket, her face framed by a large stunning black and white feathered (?) neckpiece. She was held up by two women and wailed, "My baby! My baby!" as she was led out of the church. Slightly behind her was the pop icon's daughter, Bobbi Kristina, crying uncontrollably.
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