“Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are perishing” (Hebrews 9:27-28).
We all die. Not all live.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr wrote, “Look, you’re going to die. Death is the ultimate democracy. You don’t have anything to say about when you die, where you die, how you die. The only thing you can say is what it is you give your life for. And you have to give your life for something every day so that when you die, people will know that you were living for others and you were living out God’s plans.”
There is nothing anyone can do about death. It’s going to happen. The only thing we have control over is how we live. Living and surviving are very different things. Living has to do with purpose and meaning. And, when it comes to purpose and meaning, it cannot be about you. It is always about the other. It is always about what God created you for.
So, what are you living for? What are you giving your life to? How is the world around you better because you are present? What did God create you for? Are you living into God’s created purpose?
We all die. Isn’t it time you start living?
Praxis: Faith in Action 