And now we celebrate the blessed Feast of All Saints, when our attention goes to those who sing God's praises in glory and goodness and light.
Halloween: "What a wretched man I am! Who can free me from this body under the power of death?" (Romans 7:24)
The Answer: "All praise to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord!..." (Romans 7:25)
The Celebration of All Saints: "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8:1)
The Challenge for us: "Those who live according to the flesh are intent on the things of the flesh, those who live according to the spirit, on things of the spirit. The tendency of the flesh is toward death, but that of the spirit toward life and peace." (Romans 8:5-7)
Happy Romans 8:1.
Painting: Henry Ryland, Supplication, 1898, detail
