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That’s the question so many of us ask? Jesus suffered and died on the Cross, in part, so we could go to Heaven. So we could once again have a relationship with our Father-God. He became our bridge to both 🙂

But although our entrance to Heaven is free, entrance to Heaven reguires that we accept Jesus as our Savior and follow Him Home. And that is not always easy.

Following Jesus, really following Him, requires that we live a completely unselfish life, or at least try to. It requires that we love God with our whole heart and soul and love others as ourselves. In other words, love others as Jesus loves us!

We were born selfish. We want to be happy. And we want to have fun. And let’s face it, sometimes we just want the easy, softer way. And sometimes we want others to love us more than we want to love others. But that way, it’s not Jesus’s way.

Jesus’s way requires courage, love, unselfishness, surrender! And that is just a few of the things Following Jesus requires.

But with Jesus’s Help, we can do it. With Jesus, we will be enough 🙂

Jesus knows we are not perfect, that is why He came.

And no one said it would be easy…

But the rewards, even here on earth, are amazing. A joy and peace so deep, they can never be taken. A joy and peace that survives any and all hardships. Oh sure, we may cry for a day but Joy comes in the morning.

And then there is Heaven. Joy, peace and love forever…and walking with God…

Of course, it’s worth it 🙂

It occurred to me that many don’t know what Heaven is really like.  And yet, part of why we choose to Accept and Follow Jesus is to go to Heaven.  But we don’t really talk about what Heaven is like in church too much.

First of all, Heaven is not some misty place.  And it is not far away!

It’s the Garden of Eden.  We will come full circle, back to the very beginning :).  We are citizens of Heaven first and foremost.  And we will finally get to go Home.

Our Home will have trees and gardens that are so fragrant and so beautiful; they will take our breath away.  There are far more colors in Heaven than there are here on earth.  

And we will see all of them.

We will see the light shining on the river and waterfalls everywhere. And God’s “warm golden glow” will be like a beautiful sunrise. And rainbows will dance before our eyes with more colors than we have ever seen!

There will be no more fear of illness, germs or pain.  Not physical or emotional.

We will stand in the water filled with joy and peace.  The light will dance on the water and our eyes will simply adjust so we can truly see the stunning beauty of it all.  And it will be so clean, we can drink right from the river.  Can you imagine?

Jesus said in God’s House “there are many rooms”.  Some people write there will be houses.  But either way, there will be a cozy place for us 🙂

We will eat in Heaven.  We will not only go to the “banquet”.  We will go on picnics.  We will pick all kinds of fruit straight from the trees or bushes.  And it will taste stunningly exquisite.  And there will always be enough.  Can you imagine, no more homelessness or hunger, finally.  There will always be enough for everyone.  Strawberries, blueberries, mangos, banannas, grapes…And tons of vegetables, carrots, lettuce, peppers, broccoli, corn…We will never be hungry 🙂

There will be acres of beautiful green grass with God’s Light lighting them and we will be able to enjoy rolling down hills of grass and laying on the grass warmed by God’s Light.  The smell of the grass will fill us and there will be no bugs or allergies.  Just happiness.

There will be plenty of hills and mountains to explore and hike.  We will never be tired or unable to keep going.  The green of the trees and the views will take our breath away.

There will be all kinds of animals.  Dogs!  Cats! Monkeys and lions and bears and horses and elephants, birds chirping and frogs croaking…We will be able to pet and ride them because all of them will be our friends :).  And we won’t have to guess what they want or think anymore because they will be able to communicate with us.

There are no old people in Heaven.  We will either be a child, or a young man or young woman, whatever makes us the happiest.  We will see and recognize those we love.  Married couples may not be married since there is no marriage in Heaven, but they will be best friends!  Families are important in Heaven.  God loves us and He will never forget how much we love one another.

There will be no sickness in Heaven. Not physical, mental, emotional or Spiritual. There will be no more pain. We will breathe deeply and fully. There will be no nausea. And there will be no more chemo for those who have struggled with cancer. We will be completely healed in all ways, physically and mentally.

And we will walk with God without fear or guilt.  There will only be joy, peace, and love…

This is just a very small part of Heaven.  There is so much more.  Every morning, for all eternity, we will wake up, ready and happy to explore. Because there will always be something amazing and new to find.  Because God loves us and wants us to truly enjoy Heaven. 

And we will, forever 🙂

Our Blessed Mother Mary has appeared to warn us of our need to repent numerous times. So we could be prepared, She has also appeared to warn us of the Two Suns and the Illumination of Consciousness. And yet, the majority of us have done neither.

Time is growing short, we need to repent! And prepare! If the Illumination of Consciouness came, would we be ready? If death came, would we be ready to be judged or would we be found wanting?

Accepting Jesus is not an option; it’s a requirement. Following Jesus means following the Holy Bible and all that it teaches us. How can we follow the Holy Bible if we have not read it?

We need to get ready. God tells us so, and so does our Blessed Mother Mary. We no longer have time to waste! The urgency of the moment is upon us!

Jesus knew the importance of human touch. He hugged so many!

In the book, Heaven is for Real, Colton tells a story of meeting the sister that his mother miscarried. In it Colton says, “his sister ran to him and hugged him”

Even Jesus and Heaven recognized the importance of human touch.

But since Covid, how many are still hesitating to touch another. Sure, many hug those we know. But are we hugging or shaking hands with those we don’t know? Are we putting our hands on the shoulder of someone else to encourage or support them?

Touching another human being is a way of loving them. We can’t let our human fear stop us from loving other human beings as Jesus would. We can’t let fear rule us :).

God said so many times, Do Not Fear. So don’t let fear win, reach out and touch someone today!

We know how Jesus left His mark, but today, it’s time to think about how we might leave our own mark.

Every time we reach out to a stranger, smile at someone, listen to someone who really needs to talk, act with kindness, “try to be the change we want to see”, love others, including those we disagree with. In other words: Share Jesus…

We are making our mark. We are loving Jesus and loving others. That is our mark.

Think of it as a trail of lights that you can look back on. A trail that Jesus can look back on too…and Jesus will…

It’s impossible to be married without ever being wounded. It’s impossible to raise a family without ever being wounded. People will always hurt each other no matter how much they love you. Because we are all human.

I have hurt those I love and they have hurt me. This is part of loving someone on earth and being loved by another human being. The only One who will never cause us pain is God. Just as the only One that we can always Trust is God.

All people, including me, will at times let someone down that we really love; will hurt someone that we truly love, that is life on earth. And although we forgive them, the hurt may still exist. So where and how do we show them that we still love them? A hug can be a great place to start.

But the question really is, what do we do now to heal that hurt? We pray for them and for ourselves. And if that hurt does not go away right away, we keep praying. It’s truly amazing how much prayer heals us, and sometimes them.

Thank You Jesus 🙂