It is intriguing to hear what people imagine heaven is like. A member of a Scripture study group I once belonged to said he wasn’t looking forward to going to heaven if it meant standing around praising God for all eternity!
Perhaps he would change his mind if he heard this verse from the song Jesus Christ, our Abba’s Joyous Light by Aelred-Seton Stanley and Cyprian Consiglio, OSB:
Abba,
Word and Spirit, in your rest
Wonder is the only praise we know
Wonder is the only praise we know
Spending
eternity in a perpetual state of wonder doesn’t sound boring at all! Imagine
being constantly amazed by God’s endless expressions of beauty, ingenuity, imagination,
surprise, and variety. If we look at it that way, we can choose to enter a
heavenly state now instead of waiting until we die. We can marvel at the intense
color of zinnias, the way a chameleon changes color to blend in with its background,
the artwork created on the ocean floor by male puffer fish, and the fact that
the human nose can detect at least one trillion distinct scents.
God doesn’t need our praise. However, like any artist, God delights in our delight at the wonders of creation. Therefore, the best way to praise God is to notice and enjoy the fascinating world around us. Not only will we be honoring God, but we will find rest and nourishment for our soul.
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