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Some Saints tell about Heaven and the Afterlife with
great interest. St. Therese of Lisieux says that she has no works to merit.
God is my work and God is Love. Asked about hell, she said “there may be
hell, but there is nobody in it”. The only fire is the fire of Love. The
Kingdom is given, not achieved. Maurice was a friend that used to write to
Therese. Then he got involved in a bad relationship and stopped writing. When
they met Therese said, “You must not have thought much of my tenderness to
think that any sin you do would make me think less of you”.
Because we are human we are weak and because we are weak
we pray. Jesus uses dramatic language to emphasise the blessings we have in
this life, like, better with one eye, better with one hand, if my behaviour
is hurting another. I think that He is saying that because of God’s Forever
Faithful Love we can be channels of blessing and love for others in
everyday life, from giving a glass of water to doing our daily jobs. It is
as if thousands of blessings are waiting to be showered on people through
our hands, hearts and listening and what a pity to miss out.
May the power of God’s Love in our hearts bring blessing
to all we meet.
Liam
Hickey St. Ciarans Hartstown Dublin 15.
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