Mankind shall only face
the frigid night
and the inexorable valley
of the shadow of death.
God is man's only salvation, hope,
and the One on whom
the existence of all mankind rests.
It is certainly not the doing of man,
nor did nature create human beings.
Rather, it is God who nourishes
every living soul among all things.
Without God,
mankind can only perish
and only be plagued by calamity;
no one will see
the green world again,
nor the beauty
of the sun and the moon.
Without God,
man will cease moving forward;
without God, man can only suffer
and be trod upon
by all manner of ghosts,
even though none take heed of Him.
The work that has been done by God
cannot be replaced by anyone.
All He hopes is that man
can repay Him
through deeds that are good,
that are good.
The work that has been done by God
cannot be replaced by anyone.
All He hopes is that man
can repay Him
through deeds that are good,
that are good.
Without God,
man will cease moving forward;
without God, man can only suffer
and be trod upon
by all manner of ghosts,
even though none take heed of Him.
Without God,
man will cease moving forward;
without God, man can only suffer
and be trod upon
by all manner of ghosts,
even though none take heed of Him.
from "You Ought to Do Enough Good Deeds to Prepare for Your Destination" in The Word Appears in the Flesh