Eternal Life

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I shall dwell
in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23:6
 


Heaven is your destination.

 
Bl. Henry Suso, 14th century.

 
 
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Whoever believes in the Son
has eternal life.
Jesus; John 2:36
 


No one should lose confidence
in the reward that has been promised.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

 
 
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The free gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:23
 


We are born in the present to be reborn in the future.
Our attachment should not be to the transitory,
but we must be intent upon the eternal.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

 
 
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God called you out of darkness
into his wonderful light.
1 Peter 2:9
 


Rejoice in the hope of eternity.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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That your joy may be full.
Jesus; John 15:11
 


God promises us joys and pleasures certain;
inexpressible and eternal.

 
St. Theophane Venard, 19th century

 
 
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You will guide me,
and so you will lead me to glory.
Psalm 73:24
 


Eternal life consists in the complete satisfaction of desire,
for there the blessed will be given more
than they wanted or hoped for.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
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God has put eternity into our hearts.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
 


The heavens pass away,
but you will abide for all eternity
with him, who is forever.

 
St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century

 
 
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The dead will be raised imperishable,
and we will be changed.
! Corinthians 15:52
 


When Christ comes again,
he will appear,
and his glorified members will shine in splendor with him.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

 

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