Catch a glimpse

Wednesday May 9th, Revelation 21: 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." This is a vision of God’s kingdom and God’s vision of earth and all humanity. All who are victims will weep no more and every tear will be wiped from their eyes. There will be no death, no mourning, no crying, no pain, only the joyful presence of God with all of humanity. If this is God’s vision, why do we work so hard at maintaining war and injustice? Why do we spend millions and billions on ways to kill when where God is leading us is to focus on ways to heal? For the temporary satisfaction of greed fulfilled by a few, so much of humanity is kept so far from God’s vision. Some day maybe, some day, we may get back on the path God has set before us. In the mean time, for those who have eyes to see, follow the vision.