To be near unto God - pagina 568

But for him, for her. of spirituality. believes, the heavens are opened, and from thence pours forth into the darkness of this world and into the darkness of our own heart, a soft, blessed glow of light, love and Ufe. And the soul

and lack

who

that

is

cherished thereby, has already

now "walks

above" among the saints of God, and with the smile of joy on his face, he sees the approach of the hour when, having finished his earthly course,

upon the fulness of that glory. early Christians realized this, and therefore, clothed in white garments, they carried out their dead who had fallen asleep in Jesus amid songs of joy. We, at a greater distance from the Mount of Olives, follow other customs, only, let it never be with less fixedness of hope in the heart in be-

he, too, shall enter

The

half of our beloved ones

who have

fallen asleep.

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"WITH ALL SAINTS." of mind, and urgent longing of soul to be near unto God you may not claim the Lord your God for yourself alone. This is a sinful abuse which is readily committed by In the "Our Father" a passionate devotion. plural is used, where we, when left to our own impulse, would readily use a singular. It does not say: "My Father," but "Our Father," who art in heaven, and the plural "us" is used in the Lord's prayer to the end. This does not mean that we may not use the singular in our devotions. In

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