Heaven

Heaven. Where is it; what is it; what does it mean? It's not where people used to think it was, and some even feel it may be nowhere at all. Maybe it is just a state of mind or being, or something that is not yet. Perhaps questions about heaven have no answers, yet they have to be asked, especially since we say people are going there. We say too that Jesus is already there and waiting for us.

Is it possible that it is merely a way of speaking, a manner of expression having no significance in itself, but which can be replaced by no other word? Is it a symbol more than it is an address?

Is it above the sky? Is it beyond time and space? Is it outside reality as we have so far experienced it? Whatever, wherever or whenever it is, it is a question that needs study, but only conjecture is available. It should be considered, but maybe not as much as other more pressing concerns. Maybe it suffices, at least for now, to assume a time will come when we will find out first-hand. Until then, not knowing where or what it is or will be, as well as what goes on there, is all right.

If we are unsure of the nature of heaven, we have at least the consolation that even less can or need be said about anything such as hell.