Let us stand fast in what is right and prepare ourselves for trial.
Let us neither be dogs that do not bark, nor silent onlookers,
nor paid servants who run away before the wolf.
Instead, where the battle rages, let us find ourselves.
Run towards the roar of the lion!
Run towards the roar of battle!
That is where Christ's most glorious victories shall be won!
- St. Boniface
Once you embrace the fact that you will die, you are able to find yourself in places where death is a real threat. You can show up and you can be there on purpose. Not accidentally thrown into it, but intentionally there, taking your stand.
Battles are places were people die. People march off knowing that death is a possibility and yet march onward anyways. If you have to die, why not die fighting for what you believe is right? Why not die where you are called? Why shy away from the opportunity to be planted in the ground for the glory of God rather than wilt on the couch for the comfort of of your bones?
Die where you are called. Live where you are called.The soldier swinging his scabbard is alive and ready to die.
Battles are places were people die. People march off knowing that death is a possibility and yet march onward anyways. If you have to die, why not die fighting for what you believe is right? Why not die where you are called? Why shy away from the opportunity to be planted in the ground for the glory of God rather than wilt on the couch for the comfort of of your bones?
Die where you are called. Live where you are called.The soldier swinging his scabbard is alive and ready to die.
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die." - G.K. Chesterton
Courage is willing to die by living. Cowardice is unwilling to live by dying.
"I know I shall die, and I shall die on time. Therefore, I must make the most of the moments between here and there.” - St. Boniface
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