Some people have never met God in His written Word, or in forgiveness, or in faith, or in their neighbor, or in their own lives, yet they vainly hope to meet Him in heaven.
We must discourage this expectation, correct this misconception, before it leads to utter ruin.
If we have not found God on earth, we will not find Him in heaven.
Heaven is not another world where we go to escape.
The kingdom of heaven is already in us [Luke 10.9], and
we are called to build it up with the grace God gives us.
God wants people who will work with Him, not just sit around and dream.
If we are content to only wait for the kingdom of God to come, it will never arrive.
Fr Louis Evely