Exodus to heaven Where is our Father? He is in heaven—“Our Father, who art in heaven.” Here and now, it can be difficult to imagine what heaven is like. If you would like to think about heaven but find it difficult, know that you are in good company. Saint Paul reveals that we can’t really imagine heaven: What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him (1 Cor 2:9; cf. Is 64:3). We know that God has prepared something glorious, but we cannot picture it. The Eucharistic prayers of the Mass teach us to long for what we cannot fully imagine. Heaven is seeing God face to face in “a place of refreshment, light and peace,” according to the Roman Canon, the First Eucharistic Prayer. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, and all the apostles and saints enjoy that place, while we hope “to be coheirs to eternal life,” as the Second Eucharistic Prayer says. Similarly, the Third Eucharistic Prayer sets our attention on heaven: “There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.” As you can see, the Eucharistic Prayers prepare us to pray the Lord’s prayer by directing our thoughts to heaven.
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