In the calm of the night, my mind journeys—sometimes with lofty imaginings, sometimes with evil. Sometimes I am reminded of the mortality of the body and wonder: will I wake in the morning?

It is innate within all men, unless they are convinced by the evil one and by other men, that though their body is mortal, their soul is immortal. Whether my body lives or dies, I will wake in the morning. It will awaken unto heaven or unto hell, and each man prepares that place for himself by his good works or by his evil ones.

The evil one calls me to place my immortality in hell, while the Lord cries out to me to place my immortality in heaven by means of a little humility and repentance. How quick I am to journey with the devil through hedonism and carnal comforts! How quick I am to forget the way of the Lord and how quick I am to journey unto true death. How ignorant am I!