Celebration!

To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing! This is the definition of celebration! How about ceremony of respect, festivity and rejoicing? Do you enjoy celebrating? Most people do. Well, now I want you to think about something...

We have all had someone dear to us leave their earthly homes and take that wonderful journey to their eternal homes. We are sad to see them go because we are going to miss them so much. But do you have any idea of what takes place in Heaven at that time? Okay, picture in your mind the largest sporting event ever!  Football, basketball, soccer, hockey, whatever, and picture your team making the winning point of the largest game with the largest crowd in the entire world! Can you hear the shouting, the rejoicing, the celebrating?  Well, this is a mi-nute (exceptionally small) comparison of what takes place in Heaven when someone is coming home! Everyone, every angel, every spirit is preparing for the arrival and there is rejoicing, singing, Hallelujah-ing, shouting with joy, festivity, celebrating going on because another family member is arriving home!

Can you hear it? Can you picture it? Oh, what a wonderful time is had by all! What a marvelous greeting! Not only are you met at the Pearly Gate with a hug from GaGa (read previous post on 'My Mother Always Said I Was Different') and have Jesus escort you into the largest stadium you have ever seen, but when you arrive all of Heaven is rejoicing, respecting you and your accomplishments, celebrating your coming home! Think about this the next time you are feeling sad because someone you love has gone home! Would you want them to miss out on that glorious celebration? Be happy for them...they are running the green fields of Heaven; walking the streets of Gold; are surrounded by unconditional love; are free of worry, pain, sickness, depression, every evil thing that attacked them on earth; they are happy, free...they are home!