Eyes fixed on the Immortal

“Walter Pater said that we were all under sentence of death, and the only course was to enjoy exquisite moments simply for those moments’ sake…

That is the carpe diem religion; but the carpe diem religion is not the religion of happy people, but of very unhappy people.

Great joy does, not gather the rosebuds while it may; its eyes are fixed on the immortal rose which Dante saw.
Great joy has in it the sense of immortality.” To read more of Chesterton…

Lord, seed living has in it the sense of immortality. This real living fixes its eyes on You and forever things. Great God, give great joy.

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