“HEAVEN IS SERVING GOD
NOW.” This is my present concept of
HEAVEN.
The
Catechism for Filipino Catholics (CFC) (No. 2102) says: “Heaven means the state
of “being with the Lord” (cf. 1 Thes 4:17), enjoying the “depths of God,” the
Father, the Risen Christ, our Savior, in their Holy Spirit, in the presence of
the whole Church in glory. We often call
this state of seeing God “face to face” (cf. 1 Cor 13:12) the “beatific vision”
because it causes unspeakable joy and happiness in communion with all the
saints. “Eye has not seen, ear has not
heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who
love Him” (1 Cor 2:9).
When I asked
myself, however, the question: “What is it that would really fill my heart with
the greatest joy?” my simple answer is: “TO SERVE GOD”. This is premised on the following
convictions:
1. God is the Supreme Being in this world.
2. God is the ‘Alpha and Omega’, the beginning and the end of
everything in this world.
3. God is the Creator of the Universe, and everything depends
on His creative power for its existence.
4. God is LOVE and He
created the world, men in particular, to share His love and infinite happiness.
5. God is the Source of all true joy.
6. Serving God is the
best way for me to manifest my heartfelt gratitude for all the blessings He has
bestowed on me and for all the other blessings He will bestow on me.
7. Right NOW, God is giving me an opportunity to SERVE HIM, by
simply doing whatever I am expected to do in the particular circumstances of my
life.
Hence, for me HEAVEN is simply SERVING GOD NOW, by
doing everything
that I have to do in the best way I can
according to His Holy Will.
By: Buddy Cagurangan
January 15, 2012
