HEAVEN

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 "The kingdom of heaven is within you."

 

Red heart HEAVEN Red heart

 

 Faith comes from the Lord

Freedom is found in Him alone

Peace waits for me in heaven

My mind longs to be at Home

 

Life comes from the Lord

Hope is found in Him alone

Family waits for me in heaven

My heart longs to be at Home

 

Truth comes from the Lord

Treasure is found in Him alone

Friends wait for me in heaven

My soul longs to be at Home

 

Strength comes from the Lord

My joy is found in Him alone

Love waits for me in heaven

I can't wait to touch Home

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JEFF

2012

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Heaven is commonly conceived of as a place, a locality; and somewhere in God's universe it is supposed there is a spot where elemental storms never deform the sky, where inward sorrow never cankers the heart. There is rest after labor, peace after conflict, smiles after tears, and such happiness as quenches all fiery memories of former pain; and the common or popular notion is, that when good men leave this world, they are translated, that is, transported to heaven, as an aeronaut sails off in a balloon. The falsity of this view Christ exposes, when he says, "The kingdom of heaven is within you." In the words of Holy Writ, the kingdom of heaven is to fear God, and keep his commandments. It is to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, and our neighbor as ourselves. It is to do to others as we would be done by.
HORACE MANN, Thoughts


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