Nothing Else Matters But This

"Dost thou understand me, sinful soul?

He wrestled with justice, that thou mightest have rest;

He wept and mourned, that thou mightest laugh and rejoice;

He was betrayed, that thou mightest go free;

was apprehended, that thou mightest escape;

He was condemned, that thou mightest be justified;

and was killed, that thou mightest live;

He wore a crown of thorns, that thou mightest wear a crown of glory;

and was nailed to the cross,
with His arms wide open, to show with what freeness all His merits shall be bestowed on the coming soul;

and how heartily He will receive it into His bosom?"

[John Bunyan]