I spent a few minutes reading some of “Imagine Heaven” by Burke this morning.
What a great book.
IN the past week we had a memorial service, a burial, family time, and joy.
Why joy?
Because we imagine heaven.
This world is so marked with suffering and pain, but I was reminded this morning that eternal suffering is a choice people make, a choice to stay separate from our Creator.
Once we are with Jesus all of this mess is forgotten. We’ll know things, but we will be undergirded with the grace of God.
That existence is perfect, in every respect.
But we’re still here. We still can encourage people to make good choices. We can love.
We can grit our teeth and forge through the difficult days, even smiling.
We can imagine heaven.
But we’re still here.
MARANATHA!