I found this sermon to be inspiring, comforting & also a timely wake-up call--especially the statement that "Man was indeed made for eternal life — but clearly he was not made for eternal life in this world."
Nowadays, as we hear more & more talk of transferring one's "consciousness" into machines so as to "live" forever, it's important to keep our true destination in mind & not let ourselves to be seduced by another bright, shiny object dangled in front of humanity's eyes by that old deceiver. Thank you for reminding us to stay focused.
As someone who struggles with chronic illness, I particularly appreciate these words,
"Those deluded by this world’s deceits imagine that long life is the highest possible good. We today are absolutely obsessed with this delusion and seek to prolong earthly life at any cost, inventing grotesque and humiliating medical techniques to add even a few days or weeks to a person’s life — days and weeks which are often filled with suffering and pain, unless numbed into oblivion by powerful narcotics."
The lengths to which people will go to simply stay alive seems utterly ridiculous to me, especially when their life will be no life at all.
When I read the lives of the Saints, I am struck again and again by just how short many of their lives were. At the age of 54, I have outlived a great many of them... without having achieved even a small fraction of their holiness. May God forgive me!
I found this sermon to be inspiring, comforting & also a timely wake-up call--especially the statement that "Man was indeed made for eternal life — but clearly he was not made for eternal life in this world."
Nowadays, as we hear more & more talk of transferring one's "consciousness" into machines so as to "live" forever, it's important to keep our true destination in mind & not let ourselves to be seduced by another bright, shiny object dangled in front of humanity's eyes by that old deceiver. Thank you for reminding us to stay focused.
Brilliant.
As someone who struggles with chronic illness, I particularly appreciate these words,
"Those deluded by this world’s deceits imagine that long life is the highest possible good. We today are absolutely obsessed with this delusion and seek to prolong earthly life at any cost, inventing grotesque and humiliating medical techniques to add even a few days or weeks to a person’s life — days and weeks which are often filled with suffering and pain, unless numbed into oblivion by powerful narcotics."
The lengths to which people will go to simply stay alive seems utterly ridiculous to me, especially when their life will be no life at all.
When I read the lives of the Saints, I am struck again and again by just how short many of their lives were. At the age of 54, I have outlived a great many of them... without having achieved even a small fraction of their holiness. May God forgive me!