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May 27, 2005

Informatio:

I'm going all along!

John 17:3 (NKJ):

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
As I read this verse yesterday, I was struck by Jesus’ simple statement. For Jesus, eternal life didn’t just mean living forever. It meant knowing God and himself. Eternal life is not the prize we get for believing. It is the outcome of our belief. In this passage, Jesus is telling us that we don’t even need to think “eternal life,” because knowing God and himself inherantly means eternal life.

Daily DigThis morning, I was struck by how today’s greatly emphasizes this point:

“A Noted Clergyman”
Emily Dickinson
Some keep the Sabbath going to church;
I keep it staying at home,
With a bobolink for a chorister,
And an orchard for a dome.
Some keep the Sabbath in surplice;
I just wear my wings,
And instead of tolling the bell for church,
Our little sexton sings.
God preaches — a noted clergyman —
And the sermon is never long;
So instead of getting to heaven at last,
I’m going all along!

Posted at 08:03 am

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Comments (5):
good post, tim. makes me happy. and emily dickinson was a genious.

jared () - May 27, 2005 at 12:01 pm

I’ve always liked that poem, and many of hers. Here’s something funny: did you know you can sing (almost) every Emily Dickinson poem to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas”? You’ll curse my name for telling you this.

wheat () (URL) - May 27, 2005 at 12:22 pm

While we’re talking religious poetry, I’ve always liked this one by Gerard Manley Hopkins: http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/displ..

wheat () (URL) - May 27, 2005 at 12:26 pm

Ack! Wheat! No!!! Ha ha ha! :-)

Man, that Gerard Hopkins has a way with words, eh. Thanks for the link!

Glad to help in your happiness, Jared!

timsamoff () (URL) - May 27, 2005 at 12:56 pm

I forgot how much I love E.D. =)

Jean () (URL) - May 28, 2005 at 5:29 pm

  
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