Then Christ Will Say To Us, 'come

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Then christ will say to us, 'come you also! come you drunkards! come you weaklings! come you depraved!' and he will say to us, 'vile creatures, you in the image of the beast and you who bear his mark. all the same, you come too!' and the wise and prudent will say, 'lord, why are you welcoming them? and he will say, 'o wise and prudent, i am welcoming them because not one of them has ever judged himself worthy. and he will stretch out his arms to us, and we shall fall at his feet, and burst into sobs, and then we shall understand everything, everything! lord, your kingdom come!