I don’t want to leave my body or its loves. I wouldn’t rather be at home with the Lord; I want to be right here.

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If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians ...

Corinthians 5:8 says, “We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” A ...