MARY IMMACULATE
HER BEAUTY
HER BEAUTY
3. The Realm Beyond the Senses.
All this lies in the limited field of sensible creation. But what do we see beyond? Try to imagine what Heaven will be like: those immortal dwellings besides which the earthly paradise is just a shadow. Remember what St. Paul says about it: Neither eye saw nor ear heard what God has prepared for those who love Him. [1 Cor 2:9] Think also that everything on this earth is just temporal, whereas heavenly beauty and happiness is eternal. This is earthly and that is celestial. This is a prison and an exile, whereas the other is a homeland and the abode of joy and happiness. What will Heaven be like? What beautiful things will it contain even apart from the sight of God! So many delights that we cannot imagine nor even suspect!
(From 'Marian Meditation')
All this lies in the limited field of sensible creation. But what do we see beyond? Try to imagine what Heaven will be like: those immortal dwellings besides which the earthly paradise is just a shadow. Remember what St. Paul says about it: Neither eye saw nor ear heard what God has prepared for those who love Him. [1 Cor 2:9] Think also that everything on this earth is just temporal, whereas heavenly beauty and happiness is eternal. This is earthly and that is celestial. This is a prison and an exile, whereas the other is a homeland and the abode of joy and happiness. What will Heaven be like? What beautiful things will it contain even apart from the sight of God! So many delights that we cannot imagine nor even suspect!
(From 'Marian Meditation')
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