Mark 14:21
9 Of others no memory remains,
for when they perished, they perished,
As if they had never lived,
they and their children after them.
10 Yet these also were godly;
their virtues have not been forgotten.
11 Their wealth remains in their families,
their heritage with their descendants.
12 Through God’s covenant their family endures,
and their offspring for their sake.
13 And for all time their progeny will endure,
their glory will never be blotted out;
"Of others no memory remains,
for when they perished, they perished,
As if they had never lived,
they and their children after them.
9 Of others no memory remains,
for when they perished, they perished,
As if they had never lived,
they and their children after them.
10 Yet these also were godly;
their virtues have not been forgotten.
11 Their wealth remains in their families,
their heritage with their descendants.
12 Through God’s covenant their family endures,
and their offspring for their sake.
13 And for all time their progeny will endure,
their glory will never be blotted out;
14 Their bodies are buried in peace,
but their name lives on and on.
15 At gatherings their wisdom is retold,
and the assembly proclaims their praises.
but their name lives on and on.
15 At gatherings their wisdom is retold,
and the assembly proclaims their praises.
sirach 44: 9-15
I believe that God loves all of His creations as a father loves his children--even when his children fail to do his will. would a human father wish eternal fire and brimstone, weeping and gnashing of teeth for his disobedient child (see Luke 15: 11-32)? while there may be some exceptions, I think not. perhaps "never been born" is the manifestation of God's justice working together with God's love for all of His children.
for when they perished, they perished,
As if they had never lived,
they and their children after them.
... their bodies are buried in peace...".
may all of the souls of the faithfully departed (including disobedient ones) rest in peace. amen.
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