Create a new world

What will heaven be like?

A wise person once ventured to dream of a place where the impossible would become possible: where someone who has had no musical talent at all in this life would be capable of playing a violin like a vertuoso.

For each of us, heaven may be a bit different. It will be a place where our dreams and hopes will exceed our wildest imaginings, where all our imperfections will be corrected and where all people, regardless of their station in this life will find a way to get along. I suppose in that sense, it will be a lot like the original dream for the Garden of Eden.

Today's reflection from the book of the prophet Isaiah paints a hopeful picture of this new heaven, this new earth. But then again, the ideals of this world yet to come are not unreachable for us here on earth. It might take a momentous happening indeed for humans to be able to set aside our own thirst for self and to work at making such a world possible, but this is a dream worth dreaming. This is an ideal worth fighting for.

We must believe that there are many, both in public places and in quiet corners who dream of such a day. These are the unsung heros who we should celebrate today, and every day for they are the ones who will call us and challenge us to create a world where all can be one.