Scripture Used:
Thessalonians 4:12-5:11 NIV
Quotes Used:
"What you do in the present... will last in God's future. These activities are no simply ways of making the present life a little less beastly, a little more bearable, until the day when we leave it behind altogether --- They are part of what we may call building for God's kingdom... Every act of love, gratitude, and kindness; every work of art or music inspired by the love of God and delight in the beauty of his creation, every minute spent teaching a severely handicapped child to read or to walk, every act of care and nurture, of comfort and support, for one's fellow human beings and for that matter one's fellow nonhuman creatures; and of course every prayer; all Spirit-led teaching, every deed that spreads the gospel, builds up the church, embraces and embodies holiness rather than corruption, and makes the name of Jesus honored in the world - all of htis will finds its way, through the resurrecting power of God, into the new creation that God will one day make." Wright, Surprised by Hope
Notes:
Christian Hope in Grief:
