Pax (liturgy) of the use of ""pax"". In Christian epigraphy, there are a variety of formulae: ""pax""; ""in pace""; ""pax tecum""; ""vivas in pace""; ""requiescat in pace""; ""pax Christi tecum sit""; ""anima dulcissima requiescas in pace""; ""dormit in pace""; and ""in locum refrigerii, lucis et pacis"" (from the formula of the Mass at the Momento of the Dead). For the formula Pax and other formulas in funeral epigraphy: Pax (liturgy) In Christian liturgy, "the Pax" is an abbreviation of the Latin salutations ""pax vobis"" ("peace to you") or ""pax vobiscum"" ("peace with you"), which are used in the Catholic Mass and Lutheran
Line in the sand (phrase) Line in the sand (phrase) A line in the sand is a metaphor with two similar meanings: Biblical link to John 8:6. Some have (perhaps erroneously) interpreted Jesus' writing in the sand, as drawing a line in the sand in order to address those who are about to stone a woman caught in adultery. However, the literal translation is not that he drew a line in the sand, but that he "wrote" (or "drew lines" in some translations) in the sand, an important distinction. The exact origin of the phrase is unknown: the "Oxford English Dictionary" suggests a transitional use