Building upon many years of privately shared thoughts on the real benefits of Stoic Philosophy, Liam Milburn eventually published a selection of Stoic passages that had helped him to live well. They were accompanied by some of his own personal reflections. This blog hopes to continue his mission of encouraging the wisdom of Stoicism in the exercise of everyday life. All the reflections are taken from his notes, from late 1992 to early 2017.
The Death of Marcus Aurelius
Sunday, August 9, 2020
The Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-23
[15] But the righteous live for ever,
and their reward is with the Lord;
the Most High takes care of them.
[16] Therefore they will receive a glorious crown
and a beautiful diadem from the hand of the Lord,
because with his right hand he will cover them,
and with his arm he will shield them.
[17] The Lord will take his zeal as his whole armor,
and will arm all creation to repel his enemies;
[18] he will put on righteousness as a breastplate,
and wear impartial justice as a helmet;
[19] he will take holiness as an invincible shield,
[20] and sharpen stern wrath for a sword,
and creation will join with him to fight against the madmen.
[21] Shafts of lightning will fly with true aim,
and will leap to the target as from a well-drawn bow of clouds,
[22] and hailstones full of wrath will be hurled as from a catapult;
the water of the sea will rage against them,
and rivers will relentlessly overwhelm them;
[23] a mighty wind will rise against them ,
and like a tempest it will winnow them away.
Lawlessness will lay waste the whole earth,
and evil-doing will overturn the thrones of rulers.
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