“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done’ All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who know it is opened.”
Abraham Lincoln – Nothing stamped with the Divine image and likeness was sent into the world to be trodden on, and degraded, and imbruted by its fellows.
...Nothing stamped with the Divine image and likeness was sent into the world to be trodden on, and degraded, and imbruted by its fellows...
What Can We Learn about Life and the Afterlife from Lazarus and the Rich Man?
The parable of Lazarus and the rich man reminds us that what we do in the present counts for all eternity, and such is especially true when it comes to our stewardship of what God has given to us. Compassion and generosity are virtues that are to be cultivated for people bound for glory. But beware of being consumed by greed and gluttony to the extent that one would disregard divine revelation and even disbelieve calls to repent from the one who has risen from the dead.
Aleksander Solzhenitsyn: “Ideology — that is what gives evildoing its long-sought justification…”
Ideology — that is what gives evildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination.
Langston Hughes – Hold Fast to Dreams…
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly....