Dead to This World Alive to the Next | The Cross is the Doorway to Heaven | Red Roses, Black & White | Orthodox Christian Cotton Tank TopHe that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. John 12: 25 +++ Sweet is the present life, and full of much pleasure, yet not to all, but to those who are riveted to it. Since, if any one look to heaven and see the beauteous things there, he will soon despise this life, and make no account of it. Just as the beauty of an object is admired while none more beautiful is seen, but when a

If the flesh is death

This soul has escaped

the first and the last

who grants rest to the departed

Far be it for me to glory

and that their (temporary) separation at the death of the body is an unnatural state of affairs precipitated by the Fall

" So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God

Thy rod and Thy staff

The true Christian is a warrior fighting his way through the regiments of the unseen enemy to his heavenly homeland

according to his compassion

you stay in the Eternal Liturgy of Wonder

which the grace of God will distribute to the saints