Heaven

Randy Alcorn's Heaven explains what he has learned about Heaven from reading the Bible, studying Christian scholars and working out the details. Honey, I plan to be there.
His rich description of colors, sensations, and the world out from under the curse makes me want to run, skip and jump all the way home. If I didn't love my family so much and know that God has me here now for a reason, I might be heading out for parachute-free sky jumping.

The funeral I went to this week of course brought to the forefront of my mind exactly that - Heaven. If Randy is right and we are going to be productive individuals fulfilling what our sinful natures could not, I know exactly what Molly is doing right now. She is scooping chocolate chip mint ice cream to all of her friends and even the strangers that pass by. She is wearing a suit and pearls with high heels.

Once, when asked what she wore during physical therapy, the inquirer had the nerve to suggest tennis shoes and warm-up pants. "Heavens, no. I wear my heels and skirt," exclaimed the ever lovely Molly, all the way up to 95.

In Molly's belongings, a little diary was found. It was from 1929 when she was 17. It listed all the boys she liked and little stars indicated which ones had "returned the affection." One listing noted that she would not let a particular boy kiss her goodnight. The next day's entry said, "I am still heartwhole." What a beautiful picture of purity of this young impressionable girl who loved to date and though she enjoyed the company, never did get married.

When I am in heaven, I will sing with Molly by a piano or perhaps with harps played by angels all around us. When I am in heaven, I will also spend time writing. I will write down everything I never wrote on earth, filling papyrus after papyrus and wrapping them into neat scrolls tied with golden ribbon and tucked neatly onto golden shelves. I won't worry about copyright issues and trademarks and infringements. I won't worry about marketing or money because I will be writing for God, fulfilling the desire he has put in my heart and that is all that will matter.

Whatever I will be doing, I am so excited to know the Lord and know that I will be with Him in heaven and I will never be bored being there. Why? Because I'll be hanging out with Molly scooping ice cream.