Apropos in light of the pope's passing:
"The faith of Christ teaches more than courage in the face of death. Our attitude to death is transformed. As we come to a more intimate experience of the reality of God, we may enter into the overcoming power and strength of the great words of Christ, 'I am the Resurrection and the Life.' Death is swallowed up in victory. For those we love it is no longer a dark place but an entrance into fuller light of God. Though we naturally grieve at the withdrawal of loved friends from our physical sight, we may still rejoice in their new freedom. The dead are not lost to us; they are still our friends in the service of the Eternal."
- London Yearly Meeting; Report and Draft Revision of Christian Discipline, Parts I and II, Revision Committee, 1959 (quote found in Faith and Practice, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1972)
Funky Dung
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Yes, it's really hard to feel sad about the Pope's death, except on purely personal, selfish grounds. Thanks for the great quote!
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Posted 05 Apr 2005 at 2:20 am ¶Post a Comment