I remembered back to leo's burial and holding your hand. I was eleven and you were six, your hand soft and small in mine. As the vicar said 'in sure and certain hope of the resurrection of eternal life' you turned to me, 'I don't want sure and certain hope I want sure and certain Bee. Rosamund Lupton
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In this poem, the author is talking about a funeral. The funeral is for a child named Leo, who was killed in a car accident. At the funeral, the author's father shows a photograph of him and his sister. The author's sister is holding her hand on top of his.

She looks very young and small, while he looks much older and more mature. He describes how his sister looks so young and so small compared to him, as she says that her wanting sure and certain hope shows that she is looking forward to having eternal life after death. In contrast, he says that he wants sure and certain Bee because he does not want just hope but confidence in life after death.

He admits that his mother wants certainty as well as desire for eternal life, but also wants faith in God's promises.

Source: Sister

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