It makes me sigh indeed, this yearning to be under the cover of my heavenly habitation,
and not only so, but even we ourselves, who have the Spirit as a foretaste of the future, even we sigh to ourselves as we wait for the redemption of the body that means our full sonship.
I am in a dilemma between the two. My strong desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far the best.
Miserable wretch that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
Here is a secret truth for you: not all of us are to die, but all of us are to be changed —