Heaven is through that door

[JRKH]

I was sitting in Church this past Sunday - and missing my dear departed wife.
I was gazing upon the tabernacle and thinking about where she is now and how I’d like to be with her again.
And I had the strongest intimation that the doors of the tabernacle were the gateway to where she was. The doors to heaven - there with Christ.

I immediately thought of Narnia - and how the wardrobe was not simply an enclosed box but a gateway. A gateway that only worked when one closed the door from whence one came. Only then did the new world open to view.

I don’t think I will be able to look at any tabernacle quite the same again.

Praise God for His small gifts - which of course are never small at all…

Peace
James

 

[ClearWater]

Oh, how beautiful and sweet! I think I’ll look at things differently now, too! Thanks!

 

[OraLabora]

I was sitting in Church this past Sunday - and missing my dear departed wife.
I was gazing upon the tabernacle and thinking about where she is now and how I’d like to be with her again.
And I had the strongest intimation that the doors of the tabernacle were the gateway to where she was. The doors to heaven - there with Christ.

I immediately thought of Narnia - and how the wardrobe was not simply an enclosed box but a gateway. A gateway that only worked when one closed the door from whence one came. Only then did the new world open to view.

I don’t think I will be able to look at any tabernacle quite the same again.

Praise God for His small gifts - which of course are never small at all…

Peace
James

A lovely thought and I am very sorry to hear of your loss. You are in my prayers and I will pray for the repose of your beloved wife’s soul.

 

[Regi]

Wow! That gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful thought that I will keep with me.

Sorry for the loss of your wife and prayers for you and your family, as well as prayers for her. God bless you!

 

[agnes_therese]

What a wonderful thought! Thank you so much for sharing it.

 

[Sirach2]

I was sitting in Church this past Sunday - and missing my dear departed wife.
I was gazing upon the tabernacle and thinking about where she is now and how I’d like to be with her again.
And I had the strongest intimation that the doors of the tabernacle were the gateway to where she was. The doors to heaven - there with Christ.

I immediately thought of Narnia - and how the wardrobe was not simply an enclosed box but a gateway. A gateway that only worked when one closed the door from whence one came. Only then did the new world open to view.

I don’t think I will be able to look at any tabernacle quite the same again.

Praise God for His small gifts - which of course are never small at all…

Peace
James

The graces He bestows during this holy season are incredibly awesome. What a treasure you received! It reminds me of the beatitude, “Blessed are the sorrowing, for they shall be consoled.” May God bless you even more in the New Year, James.

 

[WaitingForJesus]

Wow! Thank you for sharing that. May our Lord bless you and give you peace.

 

[Rock7]

How wondrous and miraculous! God is truly great!

 

[RinoaHeartilly]

A lovely thought. I’m sure Lewis would be happy to hear that his stories are still bringing comfort to fellow Christians. Praying for you and your wife’s soul.

 

[JRKH]

Thanks everyone. I’m glad others are getting inspiration from it.

It’s funny in a way because my wife (before we were married) and her family moved a lot and so goodbyes long periods of absences are not really all that unusual. In a way it gives me comfort to know that she has simply “moved on”…it just bugs me that I couldn’t go too and now I can’t go visit her.

But I know she has the better place right now and so I will have to be patient and good so that one day I will pass through that same door and see her there waiting for me - along with so many other loved ones.

In the meantime - what a wonderful focus this will be for me in the future.

The tabernacle holds Christ in the Eucharist - the bread of life. It truly is a doorway to life. A narrow doorway and one that we cannot fit through in our earthly bodies (shades of camels and needles?). Only through focus - through shedding of the distractions of this life and ultimately shedding this corporeal body can we gain access to the next and permanent world.

Peace
James