Not Yet

This life is not a state of being righteous, but rather, of growth in righteousness;
not a state of being healthy, but a period of healing;
not a state of being, but becoming;
not a state of rest, but of exercise and activity.

We are not yet what we shall be, but we grow towards it;
the process is not yet finished, but is still going on;
this life is not the end, it is the way to a better.

All does not yet shine with glory; nevertheless, all is being purified.
(2 Corinthians 3:18)

Martin Luther, Germany (1483-1546)
Quoted in All Will Be Well