Spiritual Exercise - Life Within the Veil — Stephen Kaung

Hebrews 6 and the Hope Within the Veil

Will you please turn to the book of Hebrews. 請大家打開希伯來書。 Hebrews chapter 6. 希伯來書第六章。 We will read from verse 17 through verse 20. 我們從第十七節讀到二十節。 Hebrews chapter 6, verse 17.

希伯來書第六章 ,十七節。.

Wherein God, willing to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, intervened by an oath.

造樣神願意為那承受應許的人 ,格外顯明他的旨意是不更改的 ,就啟示為證。.

That by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who had fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us.

藉著兩件不更改的事 ,神絕不能說謊 ,好叫我們這逃往避難所 ,持定擺在我們前頭指望的人 ,可以大得勉勵。.

Which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil.

,又堅固又牢靠 ,且通入漫內。.

Where Jesus is entered as full runner for us, become forever a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

作先鋒的耶穌 ,即照著麥基喜德的等次 ,成了永遠的大祭司 ,就為我們進入漫內。.

In the same book Hebrews chapter 10, we will read from verse 19 through verse 25. 第十章我們從十九節讀到二十五節。. Having therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus.

弟兄們 ,我們既因耶穌的血 ,得以坦然進入至聖所。.

The new and living way which He has dedicated for us through the veil, that is His flesh.

是藉著祂給我們開了一條又新又活的路 ,從曼子經過 ,這曼子就是祂的身體。.

And having a great priest over the house of God, 又有一位大祭司治理神的家,. Let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water.

並我們心中天良的虧欠已經灑去 ,身體用清水洗淨了 ,就當存著誠心和充足的信心來到神面前。.

Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, for He is faithful who has promised.

也要堅守我們所承認的指望 ,不自搖動 ,因為那應許我們的是信實的。.

And let us consider one another for provoking to love and good works.

也要彼此相顧 ,激發愛心 ,勉勵行善。.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom is with some, but encouraging one another, and by so much the more, as you see the day drawing near.

你們不可停止聚會 ,好像那些停止慣了的人, 倒要彼此勸勉 ,既知道那日子臨近 ,就更當如此。. Let us have a word of prayer.

讓我們一同禱告。 Dear Lord, as we gather here together before Thee,.

親愛的主 ,當我們一同聚集在祢的跟前,.

We commit this time into Thy loving hand. 我們把這一段時間交在祢的手中。 We pray that Thy Holy Spirit will use this time 我們願意聖靈能夠使用這段時間 to reveal Thy heart to us 把祢的心啟示給我們 and to bring us into Thy will 把我們帶進祢的旨意裡面 that Thou may be glorified.

這樣 ,祢好得著榮耀。.

We ask in the name of our Lord Jesus. 我們奉主耶穌基督的名禱告。 Amen. Dear brothers and sisters, 親愛的弟兄姊妹們, we have been in the gymnasium of Christ. 我們在健身房這樣操練。 A gymnasium is more than just a school. 健身房是比學校要多一點。 When you go to school, you listen to lectures.

你上學的時候 ,你就聽老師教課。.

Well, when you go to a gymnasium,.

但是當你去到健身房, you exercise. 你就要鍛鍊。.

Spiritual Exercise and Conformity to Christ

The Bible tells us, 聖經告訴我們, exercise yourself to godliness. 它要我們要操練自己進前。. God's will is that we may be like Him. 神的旨意是叫我們能夠像他。. He wants us to be conformed to the image of His beloved Son. 祂要叫我們都被磨成 祂愛子的形象。.

That we may be His bride. 這樣我們能夠成為祂的心腹。. Be His life companion. 成為祂一生的伴侶。. This is the will of God. 這是神的旨意。. This is the will of God for all whom He has called. 這是神向著 祂所呼召的人的旨意。. All whom He has called, He justifies.

祂所呼召的人, 祂就稱他們為義。. And all whom He has justified, He glorifies. 祂稱他們為義的人, 祂就叫他們得榮耀。. Our Lord Jesus has made every provision for us. 我們的主耶穌 祂為我們預備了一切。. That we may be conformed to His image. 叫我們能夠被磨成 祂自己的形象。.

But He also requires that we should exercise godliness. 祂也要求我們 操念淨錢。.

As we have mentioned before, 就像我們已經講到的, exercise is something that we need to apply.

Ourselves diligently. 那一個操念 需要我們很殷勤地 把自己來擺上。 We need to exercise our spirit.

我們需要操念我們的靈。. Because by exercising our spirit, the Holy Spirit is able to do His work.

因為操念我們的靈, 這樣聖靈才能夠.

做祂的功。 Exercise is something that we must do constantly. 操念我們需要 不斷地來做。 Daily. 每天。 Patiently. 很有耐心地去做。 Exercise in a sense is stretching.

Yourself. 在操念自己 是要叫 自己能夠 更延伸。 Our spirit needs to be stretched. 我們的靈 需要被擴充。.

And in stretching, of course, you may feel a little pain.

當這樣被擴充的時候, 當然我們會覺得 有一些的疼痛。 But such pain,.

We call it growing pain.

但這個疼痛 是成長的.

這個痛。 It is very worthwhile. 這是很值得的。 Now, when you go to a gymnasium, 當你去到健身房, you will find there are all kinds of exercises. 你會看到有各種各樣的 這種運動的 方式。 They are good for all kinds of problems. 它是為著 不同的問題。 It is an all-round exercise. 這是 全輩的一種操練。 You do not just exercise your right arm.

And never exercise your left one. 你不會就在那裡 鍛鍊你的右手 右膀臂 ,而不鍛鍊你的 左手。.

Then you will grow abnormally. 這樣你就長得不正常。 There needs to be balance. 這需要有個平衡。 We need to exercise all of our members. 我們需要把我們身體上 每一個肢體都來鍛鍊。 That we may grow in balance. 這樣我們能夠平衡地 成長。 And this is the same thing with spiritual exercise.

同樣的 ,屬靈的操練 也是這樣。.

You do not just exercise one thing and forget all the other things. 你不是只是操練一個方面, 把其他的都忘了。 It has to be an all-round exercise. 這一個操練需要很平衡的 全輩的。 And also, you will find the spiritual exercise is a group exercise.

同時你也發現 這一個屬靈的操練.

是一個團體的操練。 You do not go to the gymnasium all alone by yourself.

你不是去到那個健身房 就是你一個 單獨的個人去。.

In this gymnasium of Christ, you find there are other brothers and sisters.

Who are with you. 在這一個基督的健身房 裡面 ,你會發現.

有其他的弟兄姊妹 跟你在一起。 So such exercise is a group exercise. 所以這一個操練 這一個鍛煉 是團體的鍛煉。 Because it is the will of God that we should be built up together. 因為神的旨意是叫我們 一同被建造。 Now, for the past three times, we mentioned a few of these exercises. 過去三次我們提到了 一點點 這些操練的 不同的方面。 These are some basic but principal.

Exercises. 這些都很基礎性 但也是原則性的 一些的操練。.

Of course, there are many other exercises that we have to go through. 當然還有其他的操練 我們需要去鍛煉的。. But for this time, we will just concentrate on four things. 但這一次我們只 提到四個方面。. Consecration 奉獻 is something that requires exercise.

這一個 是需要操練的。. You must not only have the beginning of consecration. 你不但要有一個奉獻的 起頭。. You have to have a continuous consecration. 你還要有繼續不斷的奉獻。. You have to have daily consecration. 你需要有每天的奉獻。. You have to continue on to live a consecrated life.

你還要繼續的活一個奉獻的生活。. And we find also the second exercise. 我們還有第二個操練。. And that is the dividing of the soul and spirit. 那就是魂與靈的分開。. But this is something that we need to be under instruction. 但這個我們就需要 接受一些的教導。.

The Holy Spirit, the Living Word, and the Dividing of Soul and Spirit

The Holy Spirit is our instructor. 聖靈就是我們的 教師。 He knows how to apply the living word of God in our lives. 他知道怎樣用神活的話來用在 我們的生活的裡面。 After he has applied.

The living word upon us,.

當他把神活搏的道 用在我們的身上。.

We begin to realize the difference between the soul and the spirit.

這樣我們就開始 能夠分辨什麼是魂 什麼是靈。.

By the soul and the spirit, our emphasis is on the soul life and the spirit life. 這個魂與靈 乃是魂的生命 跟靈的生命。 Because spirit and soul, they are organs. 因為魂與靈 他們都是器官。 They have facilities. 他們有他們的功用。 But they are neutral.

但他們是中性的。 It depends on who is dwelling in the soul or in the spirit.

那是根據 什麼住在魂裡面 是什麼住在靈裡面。. 是什麼個生命 在那裡掌管。. 從天然的裡面 那一個掌管 我們魂的那個生命 是我們的己。. 這一個己 是墮落的己。. 聖經裡面說 在我裡面.

在我肉體裡面沒有良善。. 但需要聖靈 把它啟示出來。. Bad, but some good. It is not all together bad. Formerly, it was bad in sinning. Now, we want to use the good of it to serve God. We do not really know ourselves. It takes the Holy Spirit using the living word of God to divide the soul and the spirit.

Until we come to the point to see that in me, that is in my flesh, there is no good. But who can deliver me from this body of death? I cannot deliver myself. No matter how I analyze myself, I am not able to really see through.

No matter how I try, I cannot succeed. I find that my spirit is imprisoned in my soul. As the reformer MacLachlan said, young MacLachlan is too, old Adam is too strong for young MacLachlan. Old Adam My young MacLachlan is no match to old Adam.

Breaking the Outward Man to Release Christ’s Life

The outward man must be broken so that the inward man may be released. The self-life must be broken so Christ's life may be released by the working of two principles. The enlightenment of the Holy Spirit and the discipline of the Holy Spirit.

By these two principles the outward man will be broken and the inward man may be released. But this is also a daily exercise. Now these things we have briefly covered. And this afternoon we would like to go into the fourth exercise.

Life Within the Veil and the Practice of God’s Presence

We call it Life Within the Veil. Or to say living in the presence of God. I wonder if you have read this famous book. Brother Lawrence had a book called The Practice of the Presence of God. It has been translated into Chinese.

It is a very popular book among believers. I wonder if you have read it. If you haven't done it, do it. Brother Lawrence was born in 1611. And he died in 1691. He was a homilite monk. He was a very simple person.

Very humble. He had no special gift to boast of. At one time he was in the military. And then later on he was in the monastery. Whether in military or monastery he was a cook. But he practiced the presence of God.

In the midst of the noise of the kitchen. He had the presence of God just as much as in the hour of prayer. He was a person who knew the presence of God. When Watchman Lee was young, a young Christian, he read a book.

And after he read the book he decided that he must practice the presence of God. But when he was trying to do that he found it very difficult. He found that it was so easy to lose the sense of the presence of God.

He tried to remember the presence of God. But he easily forgot. And he had tried to recall as it were himself back to the presence of God. He found it most difficult. Now I wonder what is your experience?

I believe that every believer wants to have the presence of God. We want to live constantly before God. We covet that continuous, uninterrupted communion with God. This is our search, our quest. Who does not want to live in the presence of God?

Who wants to be out of communion with God? This is the desire of all believers. But we found it very difficult. When you remember you seem to have the presence of God. But very quickly, very easily, you forgot.

And you lose His presence. Brothers and sisters, how can we live a life in the presence of God? I think this is something that every one of us really desires. So this afternoon, we would like to go to the Word of God.

And to see how can we live a life in the presence of God. Now, in order to do that, we have to go back to the Old Testament. You know, after God had delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt, He brought them to Himself.

The Tabernacle and God’s Desire to Dwell Among His People

If you read Exodus chapter 19, you'll find that God brought the children of Israel to Mount Sinai. He brought them as on eagles' wings. And there He gave them the Ten Commandments. The reason why He gave the Ten Commandments to them because He wanted these people to be His own people.

He wanted to dwell among His people. So He commanded them to build Him a tabernacle. And we know the reason why He asked them to build Him a tabernacle is that He may dwell among them. Or to put it another way, He wants His people to live in His presence.

But when you read the story of the tabernacle, you find the tabernacle is in three parts. You have the outer court. You have the holy place. And you have the holiest of all. Now the outer court, in the outer court, you have the altar.

In other words, if anyone wants to draw near to God, we as sinners, we couldn't draw near to God because God is righteous. And we are sinful. No one can see God but be smitten to death. Therefore, God prepared the brazen altar.

And people who desire to approach God, they must approach with sacrifice. And through the sacrifice, they will be accepted by God. Their sins had to be atoned. God's righteousness had to be satisfied.

Now of course we know the brazen altar represents the cross of our Lord Jesus. And our Lord Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. It is by the shedding of His blood that our sins are remitted.

And today we are closed with Christ as our righteousness. And by that, we are justified before the righteous God. And then you have the second part. And the second part is called the Holy Place. And there you'll find there are three things there.

You have the golden lampstand. You have the golden altar. You have the golden table of bread. And the golden altar of incense. But to enter into the Holy Place, only the priest could enter in. This is a little bit closer to the Holy of All.

But only the priest could enter in. And whenever the priest wants to serve in the Holy Place, and of course also serve at the golden altar, brazen altar, he has to wash his hands and feet in that brazen labor.

Because in contact with the world, he got defiled. And not only sinful, but defiled, no one can serve God. So they have to wash their hands and their feet. And then they can enter into the Holy Place to light the golden lampstand.

And to put the showbread on the table of showbread. And to burn incense at the golden altar of incense. In other words, as priests, they are able to serve God. Now, brothers and sisters, we are not only believers.

All believers are priests. The universal priesthood of believer is the teaching of the New Testament.

The universal priesthood. In other words, we are not only saved by grace. We are called to serve God.

Every believer is to serve God. We serve him in his house. We serve him in the church. And we serve together as a priesthood. But, between the Holy Place and the holiest of all, there was a veil. It separated the Holy Place, the holiest of all, from the Holy Place.

Only in the holiest of all, we find there was the Ark and the Mercy Seat. Only in the holiest of all, we find there was the Ark and the Mercy Seat. The glory of God sits upon the Mercy Seat. But, even the priest cannot enter into the holiest of all.

And even saints could enter behind the veil and make atonement before the Mercy Seat. In other words, God wants to dwell among his people. He wants his people to live in his presence. But, because of our condition, we are not able to have such high honor and privilege.

The Veil in the Old Covenant

And, according to Hebrews 9, verse 8, such arrangements show that the Holy Spirit shows that the way to the holiest of holies has not yet been made manifest. In the Old Testament time, the way to the holiest of all has not been opened yet.

There was the veil that separated it. But, if you read Exodus chapter 26, and you find how this veil was made, we find in verse 31, and thou shalt make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet and twine vices of artistic work.

Shall it be made with cherubim? And thou shalt attach it in four pillars of acacia wood, overlayed with gold. Their hooks of gold, they shall be on four bases of silver. And thou shalt bring the veil under the cleps, and bring in thither inside the veil the ark of the testimony.

And the curtain shall make a division to you between the holy place and the holiest of all. And thou shalt put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the holiest of all. So here you'll find this veil separated the holiest of all from the holy place.

It was a division. But brothers and sisters, as long as the veil was there, you'll find no one can really live in the presence of God. Because no one is holy enough. But then you remember in Matthew chapter twenty-six, in Matthew chapter twenty-seven, we read verse fifty and fifty-one.

Christ’s Crucifixion and the Torn Veil

And Jesus, having again cried with a loud voice, giveth the ghost, and lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. Here you'll find that when our Lord Jesus was crucified, He was hanging on the cross, crucified for six hours.

From nine o 'clock to three o 'clock. And during the first three hours, you remember He said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Even though He was surrounded by His enemies, even though man and devil, they all tried to attack Him.

But the Father was with Him. And He was able to say, forgive them, for they know not what they do. He could say to that repentant thief, today you shall be with me in paradise. But at twelve o 'clock, suddenly the sun.

Got darkened. And there was earthquake. And our Lord Jesus cried out, My God,.

My God, why hast Thou forsaken me? He did not say, my Father. He said, my God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Because there He became the sin bearer. The one who knew no sin was made sin for us. And when the Father looked at Him, He saw sin there.

And as God, the righteous God, He crushed Him. There our Lord Jesus was our substitute. He was forsaken even by His Father. That is the most painful suffering of the cross. But thank God, at three o 'clock He shouted, It is finished.

The work of redemption has done. Then He bowed His head and committed His spirit. While He was doing that, He was crucified outside of the city of Jerusalem. But at the same moment, that thick, heavy veil in the temple was red from top to bottom.

In other words, the holiest of all was open. So dear brothers and sisters, here you find this veil in the Scripture represents the flesh of our Lord Jesus. So that's the reason why in Hebrews chapter 10, in verse 20, maybe we read from verse 19, having therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus, the new and living way which He has dedicated for us through the veil that is His flesh.

So this flesh, this veil, speaks of the flesh of our Lord Jesus. So this veil speaks of the flesh.

Of our Lord Jesus. The veil became flesh, tabernacle among men, full of grace and truth. So when our Lord Jesus was in the flesh, He was that veil. Why? Because He was the only one who is able to see the face of the Father.

Jesus as the Veil and the Way to the Father

You know the veil has two sides. On one side, it faces the holiness of all. On the other side, it faces the holy place. So the flesh of our Lord Jesus is that veil. It is a beautiful veil. It is with blue, with red, with purple, with linen, and with cherubim embroidered on it.

And that speaks of the life of our Lord Jesus. When He was in the flesh, His life was so beautiful. His life was so heavenly. He was the one who knows no sin. He was the obedient one. He was the man that God has in His mind.

Throughout His life, He and the Father had intimate fellowship. He and the Father are one. He saw the Father every moment. He was obedient to the Father in all things. The Father said, This is my beloved son in whom I have found my delight.

So far as our Lord Jesus, when He was on earth, was concerned, He saw His Father all the time. He can say, If you see me, you see the Father. I and the Father are one. Brothers and sisters, this is the life of our Lord Jesus.

But at the same time, on the other side of the veil, He is the only one who could see the Father. But at the same time, we were outside that veil. So you remember in the Gospel of John, it is said, When the Holy Spirit shall come, when the Holy Spirit shall come, He shall convict the world of sin of righteousness.

Hence, judgment. For sin, because the world does not believe in Him. You know, the greatest sin is rejecting Christ Jesus. God gave His beloved Son to the world,.

But the world rejected Him. That is the greatest sin man can ever commit for righteousness.

The Lord said, Because I go to my Father. He was the only one who could return to God, to the Father. His righteousness is our condemnation. His righteousness shows how unrighteous we are. And that separates us.

From God. But brothers and sisters,.

That veil was red in two. It was red from top to bottom. Not by man, but by God. Because our Lord Jesus died on the cross. So God red that veil. A new and living way had been dedicated to us. In other words, the way to the presence of God is now open.

It is a new way. Because it never happened before. It is a living way. Because it is full of life. And this way is dedicated to us. Now what is dedicated? It means that He has opened the way for us to walk in it.

He has opened it and go through it. And now He says, Come and follow Me. Deny yourself. Take up your cross and follow Me. This is the new and living way. And this is the way to the holiness of all. This is a way to live a life in the presence of God.

Consecration and the High Priest’s Strength

And He is also our High Priest. In other words, He will supply.

The strength, the power for us to go through. He knows that we cannot deny ourselves.

But He will enable us to deny ourselves. He knows that we cannot bear the cross. But He will enable us to bear the cross. This is why consecration is the foundation of all spiritual exercise. Because if we are consecrated, we cannot.

But He can. And He is willing to save us to the uttermost. He will lead many brothers into glory. Brothers and sisters, this is the secret to live in the presence of God. Therefore you will find in 2 Corinthians 3 verse 18, it says,.

But we all looking on the glory of the Lord with unveiled face are transformed according to the same image from glory to glory even as by the Lord the Spirit. You remember Moses when he was on the mountain for the second forty days.

When he came down, his face shone because he lived in the presence of God.

We all have a veil upon us. Our veil is our flesh.

So with the breaking of the outward man, then we can look at the face of our Lord with unveiled face.

And the Holy Spirit will transform us.

From glory to glory even as the Lord the Spirit. So dear brothers and sisters, how can we live in the presence of God? You know, in Christianity there is a group of people we call them mystic. Now as a matter of fact, every believer is a mystic.

Because a mystic is someone who search for God. Now Brother Lee Brother Lawrence was one of the mystics. And among Chinese I think many people heard about Madam Guion. Many wanted to be like Madam Guion.

Mysticism, Human Effort, and Union with God

Now the mystics, they want, they seek after God. But unfortunately when you study the mystics, you will find several things that was not scriptural. Their heart to be united with God is so strong.

They are willing to pay any cost for it.

Now that is something commendable. But unfortunately their way is a problem. Number one, with the mystic, it is always man seeking after God instead of God seeking after man. It is trying to get to Heaven from Earth instead of.

Heaven comes down to Earth. So the starting point.

Is a problem. And because of this, their method is ill-treating their body. They try to put their body under because they believe that the body is evil. So you remember all those things that they do.

Even Martin Luther, he was a professor. But then he was convicted of his sin. He was afraid to die. So he left his professorship. And he knocked the door of an Augustine monastery. He tried to save his soul.

He beat himself. He fasted. He nearly died. But he got no peace. Until afterwards, the Lord showed him that just shall live by faith. But that's the way of the mystics. They would sleep on a bed full of nails.

And they would even close themselves with it. They think this is the way to holiness. They do not see the difference between soul and spirit. So their experience is very mixed. Now it is very true. God looks upon their heart.

And in a certain time, it is as if God said, now put away all these things. They enter into their mystic union. But then here is another problem. Their union with God is deification. They want to be so united with God that they become God.

This is unscriptural. We are united with God in Christ Jesus. We never enter into dearship. We are always man. Praise God for that. So you find this way of the presence of God is most difficult. And it is mainly by human effort.

But thank God. He has opened the way for every one of us. If we are consecrated, the Holy Spirit will bring us into the presence of God that we may live within the veil. This has become our right. This has become our privilege.

Every believer can live in the presence of God. Just cast ourselves upon Christ. He will do it. He has done it all. It is not by our memory. Memory is in the soul. In our spirit. We open ourselves to all the finished work of Christ.

And by His grace and empowering, we are able to walk the new and living way. And we can live in the presence.

Of God. So let us approach with fullness of faith. Let us approach with hope unwavering. And let us approach with love and courage. It is not as complicated as we think. It is very simple. I wonder if you have heard of this man called Oscar Smith.

Childlike Faith and the Gift of the Holy Spirit

He wrote a book on my utmost for his highest. It is a very famous book. It has been translated into Chinese. Now this man, he was born in 1874. And he died in 1917. He passed through several years of what we call the darkness of the soul.

But then one day he entered into freedom. And he entering on that verse, Luke chapter 11, verse 13. Luke 11, 13. If therefore ye being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children. How much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him.

He was seeking to be filled with the Holy Spirit. And finally, the Holy Spirit enlightened this verse to him.

So he took it by faith.

With childlike faith. And his life was changed. He seemed to live in the very presence of God. With very childlike faith. Nothing ever bothers him. Now if you read his biography, you will find how he encountered impossible situations.

But he never worried. He believed that God would provide. And God would open up the way. So people feel that here is a man who lives in the presence of God. He said, holiness is not our attainment. It is the gift of God.

He said, with those so-called pietists, actually they use their introspection to worship God instead of God's work. He said, all you need to do is to give up your right to the Lord. You have to come to God as a spiritual pauper.

Not beg for anything. But to give your right up to him. He will do everything for you. Just remember Romans 12, 1 and 2. That's it. Brothers and sisters, it's simple. Spiritual things are very simple.

Simply give up yourself and let him do it. And that's it. Thank God for that. Dear Lord, we want to praise and thank Thee because Thou has prepared all. Thou has done it all. How foolish we are that we try to do it for You.

Teach us how to let go ourselves and let Thee do it. Teach us how to live by faith and not by sight. May Thy Holy Spirit continue to instruct us in the spiritual gymnasium. That we may be transformed and conformed to the image of the Beloved Son.

May glory be unto God. In the name of our Lord Jesus, we ask it. Amen.