Oh, to leave this life in a blaze of glory
What a thrilling ending to anyone’s life story
Just like the leaves on a tree in golden fall
Bursting with color – so beautiful

The tree might look dead in the cold winter’s snow
It might never bud again for all we know
But then comes the warmth one day in spring
Beauty so intense it makes us sing

One must die to self to really live
Our life will be measured by what we give
We might look dead in the grave on that day
With a burst of life, new bodies we’ll display

Debbie Furey
November 6, 2025

John 12:23-26 – “Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
2 Thessalonians 1