Death.

"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live." (Tuesdays with Morrie, p.82)

This quote made me think of the passage in Romans about being dead to sin and alive in Christ, and the Chris Tomlin version of the old hymn When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. Whenever I think that Jesus conquered death so that we may have life and live it to the full, I am left with incredible awe, and joie de vivre. This is promptly followed by a time of re-evaluation: am I living my life with a sense of urgency? What are my priorities? My perspective on life? As a bornagain Christian... eternal life has already begun.


When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride

See from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did ever such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live
O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross;
All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were an offering far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all