Transplanting the Lily

Song of Solomon 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Acts 7:59
“It is easy to go when the time comes. There are no ropes thrown out to pull us ashore; there are no ladders let down to pull us up. Christ comes and takes us by the hand, and says:
“‘You have had enough of this. Come up higher!’
“Do you hurt a lily when you pluck it? Is there any rudeness when Jesus touches the cheek, and the red rose of health whitens into the lily of immortal purity and gladness?” — Talmage.