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Short Stories (Stories for the Youth), book by Father Tadros Yacoub Malaty

408- Death Behind Me

St-Takla.org Image: The Resurrection, painting  by Benvenuto di Giovanni, probably 1491, tempera on panel, painted surface: 42.1 x 47.4 cm (16 9/16 x 18 11/16 in.), National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, United States. - (Note the error in the painting, as Jesus Christ rose while the tomb was closed, before the angel rolled the stone away from it). صورة في موقع الأنبا تكلا: من فن عصر النهضة: القيامة، لوحة للفنان بينفينوتو دي جيوفاني، ربما عام 1491 م.، تمبرا على لوحة، سطح مطلي: 42,1×47,4 سم (16 9/16 × 18 11/16 بوصة)، المعرض الوطني للفنون، واشنطن العاصمة، الولايات المتحدة. - (ولاحظ الخطأ في الصورة، حيث أن السيد المسيح قام والقبر مغلقا، قبل أن يدحرج الملاك الحجر عنه).

An old lady said to one of the believers, “I’m not expecting death.”

The believer asked, “Do you mean that God has taken the fear of death away from you?”

She said, “No, I’m not going to die.”

As she emphasized that, the believer thought that the lady had lost her mind, or that she suffered from emotional stress.

He asked her kindly, “Why do you think that God is sparing you from death?”

She said, “Since I’ve actually died, I’m not going to die again.”

As she noticed that he took her lightly, she said to him, “It seems that you didn’t understand me: Jesus has died and I died with him! He’s suffered and I suffer with him! He’s risen and I’ve risen with him. I’m the daughter of the resurrection. Death is behind me. I’ll only sleep in the Lord Jesus Who is my Resurrection.”

→ English translation of the story here at St-Takla.org: الموت خلفي!

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