Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

Behold, what a noble creature man was before the fall!  For by sin everything was ruined, defiled, and darkened.  Nevertheless, there are some vestiges of this treasure in man remaining, and yet it is only in part, in pieces and scraps.  But in order that we might regain this former perfection, the Lord Jesus, the exact image of God the Father, offered up His own blood.  In this life, however, we have only the beginning.  In heaven, the image of God will shine and shimmer in us perfectly without any blemish. -- Valerius Herberger, On the Great Works of God, p. 115.