"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." (Phil 1:21 ESV) The absolute joy of the Christian heart is our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. No one else is more precious to our souls than Him! He is the lily of the valley, the rose of Sharon, the bright, morning star—fairer than the fairest of ten thousand to our souls! Absolutely nothing in all of creation can compare with the infinite value of the Prince of peace who has reconciled us to God through his own blood. The a
