Christian Witness, Perspective, Saints and Martyrs

True then… true now

From today’s Office of Readings:

Be deaf therefore when anyone preaches to you without mentioning Jesus Christ, who was of the family of David, who was truly born of Mary, who truly ate and drank, was truly persecuted under Pontius Pilate, was truly crucified and died in the sight of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth; who was also truly raised from the dead, when his Father raised him up —” just as his Father will raise us up, believers in Christ Jesus without whom we have no true life.

from St Ignatius of Antioch’s letter to the Trallians