10 enjoy eternally is something essentially delightful, much like we rejoice in knowing that a friend is happy and at peace. Beyond all expectation, God himself has made it possible for us to call him our friend. Through the graces of the Incarnation and the sending of the Holy Spirit, he enables us to share in his own charity: The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us (Rom 5:5). This gift of his love also means that, in a real way, our union with him has already begun. We possess, as Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity put it, “heaven in faith.” The sanctifying grace (see CCC 1995-1997) communicated to us through the sacraments of the Church is the beginning of eternal life. We find great joy, therefore, in the firm conviction that we really and truly possess God by grace, which has been aptly called “the seed of glory.” This carefully crafted book of meditations and art will, I hope, encourage all who read it and highlight our reasons to rejoice as sons and daughters of God. Each page helps us better understand the truth of God’s love for us. See what love the Father has bestowed on us, Saint John wrote, that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are (1 Jn 3:1).
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