But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”
Matthew 17:5
“How frail is humanity! How short is life, how full of trouble! We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.
Job 14:1-2
For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.
Hebrews 13:14
Eternal Creator, although our days in this life are numbered, we take comfort in the assurance that, just as you have neither beginning nor ending, so your love for us never ends. May your eternal love for us empower us to look to the future with holy expectation and confidence. Amen.
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