Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . eFather more directly to the Christian friend departedmay in spirit be walking with usby the way, causing our hearts torejoice within us by opening to usthe deep things of God, though,like the disciples of old, our eyesare holden that we see it , we are encompassed with acloud of witnesses, who, throughfaith and patience, now inherit thepromises. And they speak to us,and beckon us to their bright and(207) RECOGNITION OF OUR happy home. The departed mothermay be one o
Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . eFather more directly to the Christian friend departedmay in spirit be walking with usby the way, causing our hearts torejoice within us by opening to usthe deep things of God, though,like the disciples of old, our eyesare holden that we see it , we are encompassed with acloud of witnesses, who, throughfaith and patience, now inherit thepromises. And they speak to us,and beckon us to their bright and(207) RECOGNITION OF OUR happy home. The departed mothermay be one of the angels whowatch over the child. The glorifiedchild may come with consolation tothe weeping mother. And whilewe linger at the tomb of the loved,whither we have gone to embalmthem anew in our memory, theymay be standing as it were behindus, as the risen Jesus stood behindMary at the sepulchre. They donot call us by name, and revealtheir presence as Jesus revealedHimself to Mary; yet they maywhisper thoughts within our heartswhich bid us turn and follow themin the path of their bright ascen-sion. (208). ? . ^*£»KlPf MARY AT THE[SEPULCHER. H HOFMANN. These witnesses make the spirit-ual world real to the mind andheart, and hallow this world bytheir memories and purity. Theyspeak from the heavens as all-en-compassing angels. They utter aglorious testimony on earth, andbrighten to faith the unseen beautiful the ministry of theseascended spirits! How bright andlovely the visions of our heavenlyhome, as we think of the manyfriends and loved ones that havebeen gathered from our earthlyhouseholds into that immortal com-pany ! Ye heavenly witnesses, thecloud of shining ones, compass usabout with your sacred memories ; (211) RECOGNITION OF OUR with the testimonies of your holylives and peaceful deaths; withthe ministries which are still per-mitted you in the Fathers Provi-dence. Compass us about that wemay run with patience the racethat is set before us, looking untoJesus,
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