{"id":18022,"date":"2016-09-14T01:01:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T06:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=18022"},"modified":"2016-09-11T10:46:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T15:46:06","slug":"we-were-created-for-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2016\/09\/14\/we-were-created-for-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"We Were Created for Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>We live in expectation that heaven is ours!<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The meditated Word is in <\/span><strong><span lang=\"en\">Romans 8:18-25<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span lang=\"en\">&#8220;I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.n<br \/>\nFor creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God;<br \/>\nfor creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it,o in hope<br \/>\nthat creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God.p<br \/>\nWe know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now;<br \/>\nand not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.<br \/>\nFor in hope we were saved. Now hope that sees for itself is not hope. For who hopes for what one sees?<br \/>\nBut if we hope for what we do not see, we wait with endurance.<\/span><span lang=\"en\">&#8220;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2015\/07\/nabrepermission.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16588\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2015\/07\/nabrepermission.png\" alt=\"nabrepermission\" width=\"479\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2015\/07\/nabrepermission.png 479w, https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2015\/07\/nabrepermission-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40071\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40071\" src=\"http:\/\/img.cancaonova.com\/cnimages\/canais\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/09\/08092016_Sorrindo-pra-Vida.jpg\" alt=\"Fomos criados para o c\u00e9u!\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\" lang=\"en\">Photo: file\/cancaonova.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"en\">At the beginning of the Christian Church already there was talk about the second coming of Jesus, as he had ascended to heaven.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">From time to time, there are many prophets who announce the final coming of the Lord. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">We have no doubt that the founder of\u00a0Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova, Monsignor Jonas Abib, is speaking prophetically, when he announced to us and convened us for\u00a0the return of Christ. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">The certainty is that if He does not come to us first, we&#8217;re going to go to Him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s time for us to reveal ourselves as children of God, as children of the light. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">St. Paul, in his words, was preparing a community for the coming of Jesus. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Today, we are also prepared for this second coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">What reasons make us suffer? <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Emotional, family or diseases? <\/span><span lang=\"en\">This word is for us, because it comes to\u00a0us in\u00a0our sufferings. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Paul says: &#8220;<\/span><em><span lang=\"en\">I think that the sufferings of the present time have no proportion to the glory that shall be revealed in us.&#8221; W<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"en\">hatever our suffering \u2013 which cannot be measured \u2013 let us not falter, but let us persevere in the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">You must be in keeping with the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova\u00a0in these recent times. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">As we have suffered. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">We&#8217;re doing a siege of Jericho for the health and recovery of our seminarian William, victim of the van accident that involved some members of the community and led to the death of one of our brothers. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Our hearts cry, suffer, but we believe in heaven!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">From time to time, we are tested, but we must not be discouraged. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Let us persevere! <\/span><span lang=\"en\">In the situations that we live, we reveal ourselves as children of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The creation has been groaning in us. Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova<\/span><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0has passed those in labor. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">God&#8217;s children have suffered, but it is necessary for us to reveal ourselves His children. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Let&#8217;s return to this characteristic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">This waiting for our encounter with the Lord, what is our participation in this process? <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Taking up and revealing ourselves as sons and daughters of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The third person of the Holy Trinity is in us and want us to keep\u00a0ourselves\u00a0holy. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Having a radical change is not an impossible mission, as the first fruits of the Holy Spirit are in us. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">It is possible to be Saints!<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">As a mother who is eagerly waiting the birth of her son, within us there is an expectation to reveal ourselves as children of God.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Are We channeling our faith? <\/span><span lang=\"en\">The man makes himself\u00a0do projects, but the God makes them happen. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">What we have dreamed? <\/span><span lang=\"en\">What are our projects? <\/span><span lang=\"en\">Our faith and hope are in our projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">All built on Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova\u00a0done by Mgr Jonas was moved by hope. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">He entrusted to God his\u00a0designs and\u00a0God brought them forth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">In all the plans we make, our first priority is\u00a0Heaven. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">We are sure that if He\u00a0don&#8217;t come, we&#8217;re going to meet him. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">This meeting will happen one way or another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Heaven\u00a0is part of our plans. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">We hope Heaven\u00a0and work for him. We reveal ourselves as\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en\">children of God and everything on our side is going to change, because nature is waiting to\u00a0see\u00a0our demonstration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en\">Dunga<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova\u00a0Community mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Portuguese Transcription and adaptation: Ariele Silva<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clube.cancaonova.com\/sorrindo-para-a-vida\/fomos-criados-para-o-ceu\/\">Portuguese Version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in expectation that heaven is ours! 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