I believe in . . . the communion of saints.
Story★★★I believe in . . . the communion of saints. — APosTLES’ CREED How good and pleasant is the sight When brethren make it their delight To dwell in blest accord; The Lord commands His blessing there, And they that walk in love shall share In life that never ends. — CHARLES H. GABRIEL It is with Christians as with burning coals. If these are scattered apart, one after the other they are easily extinquished; but, when collected together, the fire of one preserves that of the other, and the glowing coals often ignite others that lie near. — FRANCKE When he lay on his death-bed, the Rev.
John Owen was asked whether he would have some of his friends sent to keep him com- pany. He replied, ‘““My fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ; and he that is not satisfied with that company does not deserve it.””
The point
A devotional collage on the Apostles' Creed line 'the communion of saints,' pairing a Gabriel hymn verse and a Francke image of glowing coals with John Owen's deathbed remark that his fellowship was with the Father and the Son.