A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
A QUOTE
Of this at least I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some time. Now the end of life puts the longest life on a par with the shortest… And of what consequence is it what kind of death puts an end to life, since he who has died once is not forced to go through the same ordeal a second time? … They, then, who are destined to die, need not be careful to inquire what death they are to die, but into what place death will usher them.
… St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430), The City of God, v. I [], Marcus Dods, ed., as vol. 1 of The Works of Aurelius Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Edinbugh: T & T Clark, 1871, I.11, p. 18
A TEXT
“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.”
John 3:36
AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
Holy God, you gather the whole universe into your radiant presence and continually reveal your Son as our Savior. Bring healing to all wounds, make whole all that is broken, speak truth to all illusion, and shed light in every darkness, that all creation will see your glory and know your Christ. Amen.