We have countless examples of saints who walked the walk of faith, striving to live the fullness of life in God, unto eternity.
And looking unto them, we realize that we have the same opportunity to reach God's presence in Heaven, while living the abundant Life now that God grants us.
He has lavished great love on us, so that we may be called His children. He furthermore calls us to holiness, living in a way that we draw attention not to ourselves, but to God Who is working in us, and to Whose image we strive to be conformed. Ultimately, the Beatitudes provide a blueprint for how we can experience Heaven in its fullness one day, but Heaven even now as well.
So as we look unto the saints of ages past who are now in Heaven, we are called to be saints, too, and God equips us for sainthood in our own lives. Indeed, God desires to purify us so that we reflect not the ways of the world, but the very face of our God in this world in these times and circumstances.
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