"Whispering and change of mind prove that sin is in the world." (262)
"You must receive the comfort of all your toil and have joy for all your sorrow. You must reap what you've sown, even the fruit of all your prayers, tars, and sufferings for the King while you were in the Way. In this place you must wear crowns of gold and enjoy the perpetual sight and vision of the Holy One, 'for we shall see Him as He is.' There, you shall also serve Him continually with praisse, shouting, and thanksgiving, even Him whom you desired to serve in the world, though with much difficulty because of the weakness of your flesh." (207)
"You'll not see there again such things as you saw when you were in the lower region upon the earth--that is, sorrow, sickness, affliction, and death, 'for the old order of things has passed away.' " (206)
"Your Lord Christ is He who has worked, and what He labored for He has given away to the next poor beggar He meets." (273)
"Your travel here has been with difficulty, but that will make your rest all the sweeter. But watch and be ready, for the messenger may come at an hour when you think not." (406) |
