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Many of us live with constant anxiety All who partake of Christ's body over all the bad things that might hap­ and blood in the Eucharist receive a DEDICATEDTOSTAINED pen to us. powerful antidote to the constant Psychologists tell us that regardless anxiety in which others are con­ GLASSEXCELLENCE of how it's immediately manifested, strained to live their lives. We who the real source of much of our anxi­ are nourished by the risen Savior FORMORE THAN A ety is uneasiness about our mortality. already share in his risen, eternal life. CENIURYROHLFS Our worries about bad things that For us, therefore , the "worst" that can might befall us, that is, are actually possibly happen in any situation is &. THEPAYNE fear of the worst that can possibly that we inherit eternal life in the king­ STIJDIOHAVE happen to us - we're going to die. dom. And that's not a bad prospect at 1 BEENCREATING And indeed, over and over again in all. In fact, it's rather compelling. the scriptures, fear is the result of The writer of the Letter to the &.CONSERVING people knowing that their time on Hebrews puts it like this: Christ rose STAINEDGLASS this earth is short. from the grave in order to "free those In today 's gospel , Jesus addresses who all their lives were held in slav­ WINDOWS our fear of dying head on - and he ery by the fear of death" (2:15). And WORLDWIDE. provides a solution to it. "I am the liv­ so he has. Nourished regularly by his ing bread that came down from resurrected body, we need only to FORMORE INFORMATION & UTERATURE heaven. Whoever eats of this bread live out that truth. PLEASEWRlfE, FAX, PHONE OR E-MAIL TO: LookIt Up RohlfsStudio Inc. Where can you find in the scriptures examp les of people's fear being related 783South. 3rd . Ave. to dying? MountVernon, NY l0550 1•ro 1R'."""t FAX- 914-699-7091 ThinkAbout It 800-969-41o6 What is the value of celebrating the Eucharist at a Christian funeral? ,os o. 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