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Our homeland is in heaven.
Philippians 3:20
 


The world is your ship, not your home.

 
St. Therese of Lisieux, 19th century

 
 
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Lord, teach us to number our days,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Psalm 90:12
 


Remember that the present day is given to you
in order to gain the future day of eternity.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century

 
 
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The Lord satisfies your desire with good things.
Psalm 103:5
 


In heaven, whatever is delightful
is there in superabundance.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
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My soul thirsts for God,
the living God.
Psalm 42:2
 


In heaven is the fountain of life
that we should now thirst for in prayer,
as long as we live in hope.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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It has not entered into the heart of man
what God has prepared for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9
 


Our labors do not deserve the blessings that are to come.

 
St. Ambrose, 4th century

 
 
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Lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven.
Jesus; Matthew 6:20
 


Let go of riches and gather virtues;
let go of what will pass,and gather things eternal.
Let go of visible things, and gather invisible.

 
St. Bridget of Sweden, 14th century

 
 
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My love shall never leave you.
Isaiah 54:10
 


Whomever carries God in his heart
bears heaven with him wherever he goes.

 
St. Ignatius of Loyola, 16th century

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


We are pilgrims,
we live in a temporary home, we are in transit;
this is not our homeland.

 
St. Gaspar del Bufalo, 19th century

 

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