What You Are, I Once Was. What I Am, You Will Be | Memento Mori | Red Skull Remembrance of Death | Orthodox Long Sleeve Hooded ShirtAh, deathbitter is your remembrance. Our Christ has given us the power to become sons of God by arming us with so many divine weapons to fight our relentless enemy. But weand I, above all become prisoners of our enemy by neglecting the weapons Christ gave us, and as we approach death we tremble in agony and try by every means to prolong our life, because the soul is afraid to leave the body. Why is it afraid? Why does it not take courage as a child of

The iniquitous made holes in Thy hands and feet

And if I go and prepare a place for you

that those who would ensnare Thy creature will flee far from it

It stretches its hands toward its kin

and blot out all mine iniquities

Such ought a Christian to be

- St Irenaeus of Lyons

called Nazareth

Who is my life

They can be wiped clean or removed by others

may the work of the church of God be in my hands

Original icon by Sergei Zharov