Hi! See You ... ( in Heaven!)
(John 12;26)
This article is an excerpt from my Father's book, titled "Hi, see you in ,,, (HEAVEN!)" Since my Father is gone to Heaven, I would like to keep his work alive by sharing it with you and to the rest of the people who would have the chance to read this and hopefully it would at least give them a lesson or two and thus learn from it.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. God bless you.
It could also be your personal experience to hear from a parting friend some expressions like these: "See you again," or "see you later." or okay, we'll just meet each other again," or such parting words similar to the title of this little book, you are now reading: "Hi! See you ..."
These have been my frequent experiences with friends or acquaintances, old and new, as we part from each other. The deeper essence of these parting words never touched my inner senses considering only as a routine course, until an awakening incident occurred in my life some 25 years ago.
I had a good friend and with whom I used to be associated with in some business pursuits or activities until by force of circumstances he left for United States of America. Since then we had no communication with each other for more than ten years.
Unaware, and in fact, I failed to recognize him when we incidentally met at the church premises in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines, immediately after the Church Mass. We then had a very pleasant and lively conversation that lasted for almost an hour. Then, all of sudden... when his wife touched his hand, he said, "Okay, let's meet each other again!" He turned his back and alighted in the car waiting for him.
On my way home, I could hardly take away from my mind his parting words: "Okay, let's meet each other again!"
Every time those words popped into my memory, two other subsequent questions would ensue upon my thoughts: "When?" "Where?" "When are we to meet again?" "Where shall we meet?"
After about three months thereafter, I happened to meet his wife in a wedding party and so I inquired about my friend, her husband and she said: "Oh, you don't know yet. He left too, right that afternoon when you saw each other in church."
"Oh! He went back? What about you... you're still here? When are you following?" ... I asked her.
Then I noticed her tears rolling down, and so I thought, I understood her. It took a little while of silence until, with a crying voice, she murmured" He was taken by God that same afternoon. He never even reached the hospital.
Okay, till we meet again. When is it going to be? Hoping... in heaven!
In one of my very recent solitude, I happened to focus my concentration on the Gospel of our Lord written in Matthew 25:13 which says: "watch out, then, because you do not know the day of the hour." (Read also: Mat. 24:44). Again, I recalled the said incident.
Yes, nobody knows when, where and how the Lord will meet me but I am sure, He will. (Read/reflect: John 14: 1-3).
It is of my ardent hope and unqualified faith that we will all meet together in the house of our Father in Heaven, hence the title of this little book: "Hi! See you ... (In Heaven!).
"Do not be worried and upset," Jesus told them. "Believe in God and believe also in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself so that you will be where I am."
Brothers and sisters, are you prepared in case He comes to pick you up? Are you anxious for His coming?
"Okay, let's meet again...." {In Heaven) Is that okay with you?
"Whoever wants to serve me must follow me so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me ... John 12:26.
What about you? Are you also serving Him? In what way?
Bro. Jess Sanchez. O. P.
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