God places in every heart, a desire and intimate yearning to personally know the One who created us in love for love. St. Augustine of Hippo, who found God only after many years of wandering in disbelief and spiritual darkness, exclaimed in his autobiographical Confessions: You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You. Jesus is the true ladder or stairway to heaven. In Jusus' incarnation,the devine Son of God taking on human flesh for our sake, we see the union of heaven and earth God making His dwelling with us and bringing us into the heavenly reality of His kingdom.Jusus' death on the cross and His resurrection opens the way for each of us to come into a new relationship with God as His sons and daughters. The Lord Jusus opens the way for each of us to "ascend to heaven"and to bring "heaven to earth" in the daily circumstances of our lives. God's kingdom is present in those who seek Him and who do His will. Do you pray as Jusus taught. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Mathew 6:10)?
"Heavenly Father,through Your Son Jusus Christ, You have opend the way to heaven for us. as you revealed yourself to your beloved Patriarchs and Apostles, so reveal yourself to me that I may glorify You in my daily life. My I always find joy in Your presence and never lose sight of the kingdom of heaven"
Courtesy of Don Schwager (c) 2012 at www.dailyscipture.net
