Scripture

1 John 4:18 (NIV)

There is no fear in love.

But perfect love drives out fear,

because fear has to do with punishment.

The one who fears

is not made perfect in love.

Refrain

I am drawn by love, not driven by fear.

Quote

Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ

"If you are frightened into God,

it is never the true God that you meet.

If you are loved into God,

you meet a God worthy of both Jesus and Christ.

How you get there

is where you arrive."

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Scripture

1 Corinthians 15:55 (NIV)

"Where, O death, is your victory?

Where, O death, is your sting?"

Refrain

Christ descends to where I am and brings me up.

Quote

John Chrysostom, from Paschal Homily

"Let those who have fasted

and those who have not fasted

rejoice today.

The table is fully laden; feast sumptuously.

Let no one grieve poverty,

for the universal Kingdom has been revealed.

Let no one fear death,

for the Savior's death has set us free.

Hell took a body, and discovered God.

It took earth, and encountered Heaven.

It took what it saw,

and was overcome by what it did not see.

Christ is Risen, and the demons are fallen.

Christ is Risen, and life is freed.

Christ is Risen,

and the tomb is emptied of its dead."

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Scripture

1 Corinthians 15:51 (NIV)

Listen, I tell you a mystery:

We will not all sleep,

but we will all be changed.

Refrain

I have a place in the family of things.

Quote

Mary Oliver, from Wild Geese

"Meanwhile the world goes on...

meanwhile the wild geese,

high in the clean blue air,

are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,

the world offers itself to your imagination,

calls to you like the wild geese,

harsh and exciting —

over and over announcing your place

in the family of things."

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