Opening Prayer: O Lord, our God, thank you for your word. Thank you for the book of Revelation. Thank you for the beauty and majesty of
heaven, and that one day we will go there to be with you for all eternity. Help us to keep heaven in our minds and
hearts, that the vision of it might encourage us to live and love well on this
earth—to be little “tastes of heaven” for all we come in contact with—and to
yearn for our future home in a way that keeps us from getting too attached to
the things of this world. Amen.
Scripture: Revelation 21:9-27
Journal: What do you dream heaven will be like? How does that help you to live fully in the
here and now? How does that give you
hope for the future?
Reflection:
If our pictures of heaven are to move us, they must
be moving pictures. So go ahead—dream a
little. Use your imagination. Picture the best possible ending to your
story you can. If that isn’t heaven,
something better is. When Paul says, “No
eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for
those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9), he simply means we cannot out-dream
God. What is the end of our personal
journeys? Something beyond our wildest
imagination. (The Sacred Romance
by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Hallelujah!
The Master reigns, our God, the Sovereign-Strong! Let us celebrate, let us rejoice, let us give
him the glory! The Marriage of the Lamb
has come; his Wife has made herself ready.
She was given a bridal gown of bright and shining linen. The linen is the righteousness of the saints.
(Revelation 19:6-8, The Message)
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