"The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour?' No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name."
John 12:23-28
My friend Mickey used to quote this verse to me all the time. He'd say Ned, if you want to live, you got to die. He meant that there is more life to be had than the life that was right here in front of me. And that life to be had was better and it came through dying. Dying's a steep price, you say. Well, how valuable do you think life is?
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