"It's a Wonderful Life" a film that has become a classic because it "hits home" with us who sometimes feel, as Henry David Thoreau called it, "a life of quiet desperation." We don't realize what an important cog we are in the lives of so many, and when we do, our quiet desperation becomes loud elation. I hope that when we cross the river to the "other side" we will be able to hear the wonderful things our eulogist says about us. Always the most positive descriptions pointing out the simple things that have made our lives unique, fruitful and truly wonderful. How helpful it would be to there those eulogies while we are alive!
So if our lives on earth have been that good, what is eternal life to be? Jesus tells us directly: "Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one you sent, Jesus Christ." (Jn 17:3) The more we come to know God through our prayer, simply spending time pondering on all aspects of creation, on the words and works of Jesus, on the people who are part of our lives, and our own experiences, we will come to know him...and the more we know him the more we love him. How can we not? This is the knowledge that gives us an earthly preview of eternal life.
Bro. Rene
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