If men knew the meaning of eternity, they would do anything to mend their lives.--St. Jacinta of Fatima
The meaning of eternity is like the flavor of an apple. You can't really explain it, but you try to anyway. It is beyond us, like God, it is other. But Jesus talked about it as if He knew it well. He referred to the eternal Kingdom of God through parables to help us understand. He constantly asked, "What is the Kingdom of God like?" Then He would explain the flavor of it to His followers. It is like a field, an old woman, a coin, a man with a vineyard, treasure hidden, a Samaritan, a new wineskin, a farmer, a father with two sons, on and on and on. And He said the Kingdom is within us. In the book of Ecclesiastes, the writer says that eternity has been placed in the heart of every human. Even atheist sense eternity. The bible says that demons believe, and they shudder. We must take eternity seriously! Once we die, we will realize this life here on earth was but a vapor. The soul of a man will either spend eternity with God, or separated and alone without God. We must strive to embrace the Kingdom of God within us, and know it is a gift we can ultimately choose to refuse. We must meditate on the flavor of the apple, trying our best to share what it is like with everyone we meet. This is our calling.
wkm
The meaning of eternity is like the flavor of an apple. You can't really explain it, but you try to anyway. It is beyond us, like God, it is other. But Jesus talked about it as if He knew it well. He referred to the eternal Kingdom of God through parables to help us understand. He constantly asked, "What is the Kingdom of God like?" Then He would explain the flavor of it to His followers. It is like a field, an old woman, a coin, a man with a vineyard, treasure hidden, a Samaritan, a new wineskin, a farmer, a father with two sons, on and on and on. And He said the Kingdom is within us. In the book of Ecclesiastes, the writer says that eternity has been placed in the heart of every human. Even atheist sense eternity. The bible says that demons believe, and they shudder. We must take eternity seriously! Once we die, we will realize this life here on earth was but a vapor. The soul of a man will either spend eternity with God, or separated and alone without God. We must strive to embrace the Kingdom of God within us, and know it is a gift we can ultimately choose to refuse. We must meditate on the flavor of the apple, trying our best to share what it is like with everyone we meet. This is our calling.
wkm
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