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

434- A Lady Who Loves Death

St-Takla.org Image: Ecce Hommo (Behold the Man): Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Christ to the people (John 19:5), Pilate's wife, on the right, is holding another woman for support. She can't even bear to look at what's happening. Before this all began she told her husband not to harm Jesus because she had dreamed about Him (image 3) - painting by Antonio Ciseri, oil on canvas, 1871, Galleria d'arte moderna- Gallery of Modern Art at the Pitti Palace (The Palazzo Pitti), Florence (Firenze), Italy. - Photograph by Michael Ghaly for St-Takla.org, October 2-3, 2014. صورة في موقع الأنبا تكلا: هوذا الرجل (هوذا الإنسان): بيلاطس البنطي يقدم المسيح المعذب للشعب (يوحنا 19: 5)، وتظهر امرأة بيلاطس على اليمين مستندة على سيدة أخرى، ولا تستطيع النظر لما يحدث. حيث أخبرت زوجها بألا يضر يسوع لأنها حلمت بذلك (صورة 3) - رسم الفنان أنطونيو سيسيري، زيت على قماش، 1871 م. - صور معرض الفنون الحديثة في قصر بيتي، فلورنسا (فيرينزي)، إيطاليا. - تصوير مايكل غالي لموقع الأنبا تكلاهيمانوت، 2-3 أكتوبر 2014.

In a grave in Hanover, Germany, lies a woman who was an atheist. She did not believe in God or the resurrection. She had a grave made of granite and marble. She made sure it was sealed and surrounded by iron bars and had the following phrase engraved on it:

“This tomb should never be opened”

The lady died and was buried. She expected that, even if the resurrection occurred, no power could open her grave and take out her body.

As rain fell on the grave, a plant seed grew between the rocks. It became a huge tree with its roots deep into the grave.

That is what happened with Caiaphas and the religious leaders. They thought that the seal of Pilate would make the grave of the Lord Jesus closed forever. They did not realize that inside that grave was the Giver of resurrection and the Conqueror of darkness.

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

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