"It is not given to man to begin: that privilege is God's alone. But it is given to man to begin again – and he does so every time he chooses to defy death and side with the living."
Elie Wiesel wrote such wisdom after his experiences in Auschwitz. The literature of Jewish faith resounds with defiance of death and the call to side with the living.
The coming of the Messiah announces the Advent of God. Through Messiah Jesus, divine power is held in check by mercy, is on the side of the living, and enables us to begin again.
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