Monday, October 01, 2007

Musings: When death has a meaning

Isaiah 57:1-2

The righteous perish,
and no one ponders it in his heart;
devout men are taken away,
and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
to be spared from evil.
Those who walk uprightly
enter into peace;
they find rest as they lie in death.

In our moment of grief it is difficult to see how even death can be a blessing--at least for the one departed. How long would you want to live in a world full of trials? I think I would want to live long enough to understand what faith means.

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