Death & the Christian's Hope
The more we sink into the infirmities of age, the nearer we are to immortal youth. All people are young in the other world. That state is an eternal spring ever fresh and flourishing. Now, to pass from midnight into noon on the sudden; to be decrepit one minute and all spirit and activity the next, must be a desirable change. To call this dying is an abuse of language.
--- Jeremy Taylor, Holy Dying
posted by THE SATISFIED MIND @ 5:27 PM
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I had a beloved Christian aunt (rather, great aunt), who was an older matron (in my young memory), and she used to say - "I look forward to the resurrection, 'cause I'll be 33 again." Apparently, she had concluded that since Christ (according to tradition) was 33 when crucified - the resurrection body of the believer would be like the body of a 33 year-old (i.e., "the prime of life") and she looked forward to this "return of strength."
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