November 1: All Saint’s Day
Hebrew 11:40 “That they without us should not be made perfect.”
“They” are those who have walked the walk, ran the race, fought the fight and passed out of sight. But with the passage that follows, which I understand to be an illustration taken from the arena with its surrounding tiers of watchers, it surely must mean this; we and they are still parts of one another; our victories delight them, fill up the measure of their perfection of joy, because they delight in Him who is their sole delight. Let us give joy to the Heavenly host to-day. They are somewhere near enough to see us. Let us give joy to their Lord and ours by being, as never before, all one in the love that passes knowledge. “Beloved, let us love.”
Amy Carmichael of Donhavur (1867-1951)
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