Dying and Living for God

The martyrdom of the seven sons and their mother in the second book of Maccabees helps us to reflect on our own relationship with God.  All martyrs and saints detest sin so much that they would rather die than offend God in a serious way.  Their trust and hope in God's providence and in eternal life strengthens their resolve against sin.  God is worth living for and dying for.  This is exactly how God loves us.  On the Cross Jesus showed the "greatest love" when he "laid down his life for his friends." 

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