Commemoration of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
August 10, 2010
The Lord be with you
Today I read an article on the Lutheran Forum Blog titled “Mortality, Thrash Metal, and the Church.” It was written by Pastor Greg Alms (who has also written for Portals of Prayers). Though you might not be able to tell from the title, the article is about death. It is excellent.
- “The world seems a smaller place and less of it is mine.” I heard that in a song somewhere once. It speaks of growing up and looking back and realizing that as one gets older there are fewer possibilities. This is simply a product of living in a world of t
ime, of the drip, drip, drip of moments come and gone. From the moment we are born, the possibilities ahead of us contract...“The world seems a smaller place and less of it is mine.” I heard that in a song somewhere once. It speaks of growing up and looking back and realizing that as one gets older there are fewer possibilities. This is simply a product of living in a world of time, of the drip, drip, drip of moments come and gone.
From the moment we are born, the possibilities ahead of us contract. Each moment sets one on a path which eliminates all other possible paths. Life is one giant contraction. To decide to go one way means …
You can finish the article by clicking on the final words of what I’ve quoted here. Doing that will take you to the article. Trust me, in an American Christianity that largely ignores death, this is a welcome article on something that everyone faces, not only in their own death, but in the deaths of those we know. (P.S. To understand why I chose the graphic I did, you have to read the article.)
Blessings in Christ,
John Rickert
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