"I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better. Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit." Philippians 1:23-24
St. Paul has two exhortations today, for two different kinds of people:
"I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better." If you love the things of this world, St. Paul wants to help you to want to leave this world and be with God.
"Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit."
If you are disappointed with this world, and pine for the next, St. Paul wants to help you focus on the work God has in store for you.
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