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Do not Fear Death, because Perfect Love Casts out Fear

Posted on May 26, 2026 by theamericanplutarch

Death is the last act of life that occurs in an instant in time, yet it opens to eternity. Hence the moment and the eternal are combined at once in death. Death is a time when our perceptions of life … Continue reading →

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