tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post7993903797939135863..comments2023-11-22T11:42:06.780-05:00Comments on Do Not Be Anxious: I'll Not Get to HeavenDo Not Be Anxioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-6655719139580743962011-02-09T12:06:18.471-05:002011-02-09T12:06:18.471-05:00oops -- those were paragraphs from the Catechism o...oops -- those were paragraphs from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Do Not Be Anxioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-58986189445350944342011-02-09T12:05:24.966-05:002011-02-09T12:05:24.966-05:00Oh Booklady, I do not mean to confuse. I wrote th...Oh Booklady, I do not mean to confuse. I wrote these things to explain how I became un-confused.<br /><br />In my youth I was never taught what heaven was, and the silly images of flying on clouds eating bon-bons, etc. just didn't make sense, so I had no great yearnings to get there. As I grew wiser with years (and much reading and meditation), I saw and understood what the Church teaches, and it made sense --- despite the fact that "eye has not seen nor ear heard what God has prepared." <br /><br />For simpler, shorter explanations, try paragraphs 460 -- about why the Word became Flesh, and paragraphs 1026 and 1027 --- about heaven. I have read many meditations of saints and holy men which give more depth and meaning, which I tried to summarize above. (These thoughts came about after hearing someone speak aloud his confused thoughts about heaven)Do Not Be Anxioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-11921485414350752592011-02-07T21:44:18.833-05:002011-02-07T21:44:18.833-05:00All of that is so beyond me I have a hard time rea...All of that is <b>so</b> beyond me I have a hard time reading it much less writing about it. However, I do like the lyrics of that song. When subjects involving end times come up, I am more than happy to fall back on my vocal prayer, trust in God and 'faith of a child'. I just don't get it ... no matter how much I read and study about it, in fact the <i>more</i> I read, the less I understand.the bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263580845211880738noreply@blogger.com