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Chapter 7: The Reason for Wishing to Die
THE RULER OF THIS WORLD WOULD GLADLY CARRY ME AWAY AND CORRUPT MY ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOD: Therefore, let none of you who are in Rome assist him; instead, be on my side, which is on the side of God. Do not speak of Jesus Christ and yet prefer this world to Him. Let not envy find a home among you; and even if I, when present with you, encourage it, do not be persuaded, but rather trust in what I now write to you. For although I am alive while I write to you, I am eager to die for the sake of Christ. My love has been crucified, and there is no fire in me for anything else; instead, there is living water springing up in me, speaking to me inwardly, urging me to come to the Father. I have no delight in perishable food or in the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, the heavenly bread, the bread of life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who later came from the line of David and Abraham; and I desire the drink, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life.