“Suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he Saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting within Him. And a Voice from Heaven said: This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am pleased.” ~ author unknown (Matthew 3:16-17)
This verse can only be deeply understood when the reader remembers that “the heavens” refers to the Cosmos that is both above and all around us, whereas “Heaven” refers to one’s Soul — the “Voice” thereof that is the human conscience: always calling us to reach out and Give more than long to receive; always summoning us to become a gateway to Heaven for others (via acts of self-sacrificial Charity & Kindness) – and never looking to bargain for an effortless entrance to a post-mortem “paradise” for ourselves.

 

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