heaven on earth.

"For Jesus, this new kind of life in Him is not about escaping this world but about making it a better place, here and now. The goal for Jesus isn't to get into heaven. The goal is to get heaven here." -Rob Bell

i think we are missing a big part of the Christian faith. so much of the church's focus is on the "get Jesus &get saved" notion but i think that shouldn't be the point. look at Christ's life. He didn't spend all His time waiting for Heaven. He used His time to simply help &to heal. His goal wasn't Heaven after death but bringing the Kingdom here. once we have accepted our place in the family of grace we are not supposed to think only of what is to come. the plan was never get saved &wait. Jesus wants us to bring Heaven to earth." Your Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven." that is our prayer, but is it just words from our lips or a true desire? our focus needs to be on now &the Creation that surrounds us. when we focus on only the "after life" we lose focus that we are alive now. we are called to bring the joy &comfort &peace that we know through our Father into this life, into this world. everyone should experience Heaven &God. we can be the messengers of love. we can be the bridges of hope.

(mission trip in nicaragua through "puentes de esperanza")