Departure Lounge
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." (2 Timothy 4:7 NKJV) The fear of boarding an ill-fated flight is irrelevant or non-existent to a man, whose project task in the departing city is fully-completed, whose travel luggage is fully-packed, and whose identity is fully-screened. Likewise for apostle Paul on a voyage to the city of glory, he has had a good fight, a finished race, and a kept faith. Obviously, the relevance of any man's engagements on earth is undoubtedly evident, at least to the pilgrim, before his transition to heaven. A happy feeling at the boarding gate is a reflection of a well kept faith prior to the arrival at the departure lounge.