Saturday, September 1, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 518 – Part II.
(Youcat
answer repeated) Heaven is wherever God is. The word “heaven” does not
designate a place but, rather, indicates God’s presence, which is not bound by
space and time.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 2795)
The symbol of the heavens refers us back to the mystery of the covenant we are
living when we pray to our Father. He is in heaven, his dwelling place; the
Father's house is our homeland. Sin has exiled us from the land of the covenant
(Cf. Gen 3), but conversion of heart enables us to return to the Father, to
heaven (Jer 3:19-4:1a; Lk 15:18, 21). Jn Christ, then, heaven and earth are
reconciled (Cf. Isa 45:8; Ps 85:12), for the Son alone "descended from heaven"
and causes us to ascend there with him, by his Cross, Resurrection, and
Ascension (Jn 3:13; 12:32; 14 2-3; 16:28; 20:17; Eph 4:9-10; Heb 1:3; 2:13).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) We should not look for heaven above the
clouds. Wherever we turn to God in his glory and to our neighbor in his need;
wherever we experience the joys of love; whenever we convert and allow
ourselves to be reconciled with God, heaven opens there. “Not that God is where
heaven is, but rather heaven is where God is” (Gerhard Ebeling).
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 2803)
After we have placed ourselves in the presence of God our Father to adore and
to love and to bless him, the Spirit of adoption stirs up in our hearts seven
petitions, seven blessings. The first three, more theological, draw us toward
the glory of the Father; the last four, as ways toward him, commend our
wretchedness to his grace. "Deep calls to deep" (Ps 42:7).
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