"But the souls of the just
are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish,
to be dead;
and their passing away
was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us,
utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed,
they be punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
Chastised a little,
they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings
he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation
they shall shine,
and shall dart about as sparks
through stubble.
They shall judge nations
and rule over peoples,
and the Lord shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him
shall understand truth,
and the faithful shall
abide with him in love:
Because grace and mercy
are with his holy ones,
and his care is with his elect.
(Wisdom3:1-9)
Today my family remembers Morris Niceley (grandfather) and Mary Kathleen Gross (aunt) who died this year. May God bless them and all our dearly departed with peace and eternal life with him.
Br. Paul, OP
