The face of the Son of Man, in which we shall one day read our judgment,
Already mysteriously gazes at us from every human face,
Because all are his brothers and sisters:
The pure face of the child,
the care-worn faces of the poor,
the tear-stained faces of sinners,
even the embittered faces of our so-called opponents and enemies
One day we shall have to “raise our heads”
and look into the face of him who came as the Son of Man,
for he is after all the God of eternity.
And from his countenance all will look at us:
All those around us through whom we were good or guilty.
Karl Rahner
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When I was in grammar the school the Sisters of BVM would tell us about Judgement Day and that we would stand before God and all of humanity while our sins would be broadcast. That was a frightening thought way back then and still is to this day. it would be wonderful to be almost perfect and never doing anything wrong so that we could walk without shame at the Last Judgement. It is too late for that thought, however a strong finish can make anyone proud.
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