A friend of mine borrowed my copy of the first part of Dante Alighieri’s triptych, the Divine Comedy. This sparked an interesting discussion of heaven and hell.
Thinking about it forced me to confront what I really believe about the hereafter, in the context of my faith and Church teaching, so I thought I’d share it with you.
Now, this post isn’t intended to be a theological dissertation, just my musing aloud. If I say something that offends, please write it off as my honest attempt to communicate what is in my heart in 600 words or less.
At every Mass, the faithful recite a “profession of faith,” which in most cases is the Nicene Creed, the seminal statement of the Christian faith proceeding from the first ecumenical council convened in the fourth century. In it, we proclaim, “He (Jesus Christ) will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end.”
This speaks of the great, last judgment. But what about my own particular judgment? It may be that I will die before Christ’s return. I will meet Him face to face. What will He say to me? Where will I spend eternity?
That’s THE question isn’t it? The bottom line of life is what will eternity be for me?
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