It has also been written of St. Agnes that when she was led to prison to be killed, it was to her as if she were going to a dance. Where did she get this? Ah, only from this Christ, from believing this saying, 'Come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' Blessed Martin Luther, Final Sermon, 1546
So said the Lord of the Dance: Luke 6: 22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
ReplyDeletePeace and Joy,
George A. Marquart