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August 2024
Whereas St. Paul begins his first letter to the
Corinthians with the folly of the cross, he concludes it with the glory of the
resurrection. He allocates a full chapter to celebrate it. It is absolutely
wonderful and ends in majestic style:
Behold, I shew you a mystery;
we shall not all sleep
but we shall be changed,
in a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible
and we shall be changed. (1 Corinthians 15;51,52)
The power of his argument serves to raise us up
above all the trivia which seeks to diminish our souls. It offers us a bigger
canvas to work within and a larger perspective on life and living.
‘Therefore,’ my beloved brethren,’ he concludes, ‘be ye steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.’ (1 Corinthians 15;58) An encouragement for this new day!
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