I Defy You O’ Death!

By: Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty, Bishoy Boshra Behnam

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This book is a message of comfort and consolation. The mystery of death is in the beauty of the transition to meet our Beloved Jesus; whom we see now through faith; however, through death we’ll see Him face to face. Jeremiah contemplated upon His Beloved Lord and sang: “The Lord is my portion says my soul” (Lamentation 3:24) and the psalmist also said “I am continually with you; You hold me by my right hand; You will guide me with Your Council and afterward you’ll receive me to the glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon the earth that I desire besides You.” My flesh and my heart fail. But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Ps. 73:23-26) The soul that enjoys its engagement to Christ the King, rushes to the day of her wedding, defying death. Not that man thinks he would skip death, but he desires it as his joyous wedding day. Therefore, the wicked ones are terrified of death, while the righteous ones are rejoicing at its coming. Welcome to the shadow of Death, for through it we cross towards the Lover of our souls.