The Altar: Reflections on Psalm 84

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I quietly went to our bedroom, closing the door behind me.  And by the bedside, I prayed and calmly lay my son on the altar.  I did not like doing it.  I cannot say my heart was in it. But I did it.  I was not a cheerful giver, but neither did I give him up grudgingly – I felt a sense of foreboding, but there was no struggle.  I believed it was what I needed to do.   Because that was the only thing to do.

The altar was the safest place for Hans to be.

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