Something to think and pray about this week Love Awaits Us An immense love awaits us as we step into eternal life. We do not know its details, but that does not matter. The God of Surprises is preparing for us everything that could make us uniquely happy. We were, after all, made to be loved, and at the End, Love Itself will enfold us. With the three divine Persons will be all those who have gone before us, delighted that we have at last arrived. In this life we often feel like lonely marathon runners, but then we will find ourselves emerging into a great stadium, with an immense crowd rising to applaud us. Surely then we will fall on our knees and cry, but our tears will be tears of joy, not of sadness. God will take us by the hand and present us to the gathered community in which everyone is totally on our side. If this seems fanciful, recall the prodigal son. The father does not even wait for him to arrive. He runs to embrace him and carry him home. He clothes him in splendour, and then presents him proudly at the great feast. As we tend the dying, we can remind them that they are being drawn into the heart of love. Love comes to take them home, saying ‘Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away: for now winter is past… Let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely’ (Song of Songs 2:10-15). Could we ask for more?- sacred space
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:09:19 +0000
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