“Touch the rock door of my heart,
Christ, dead for my sin!
Say, ‘Come–let us rise and depart
From the shadow within–
“‘Out where the light of the stars
Shines clear overhead;
Where the soul is free from its bars,
And Sin lies dead.’
“And dead the old Shadow lies,
That has chilled my breast;
Say to the sleepers ‘Arise!’
Lead them to rest!”
St. Paul reminds us that those who believe on Christ should live a risen life. He says, “Seek the things that are above, where Christ is.” We live on the earth at present. We walk on earth’s streets. We live in material houses, built of stones, bricks, or wood. We eat earth’s fruits, gathering our food from earth’s fields, orchards, and gardens. WE wear clothes woven of earthly fabrics. We adorn our homes with works of art that man’s hands make. We engage in the business of earth. We find our happiness in the things of this life.
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