what we (any human being, you) don't deserve: apologies. forgiveness. love. loyalty. friends. any good thing.
what we (I, you, everyone else) deserve: the eternal separation from anything which can bring bring hope, relief, comfort, rest, peace, self-worth, any good thing.
Death is too small a word to define what we deserve.
what we (all of mankind, including you and me) have been offered: purpose. rest. help. forgiveness. loyalty. friendship. love.
In short, grace (getting the things we don't deserve) and mercy (not getting the things we do deserve).
(I, you, he, she, them) we all have to give up our rights--because we don't have them to begin with--and when we do, we will find that what we get in return for our surrender is far better than the things we tried so hard to hold onto and demand, but never really got.
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