Heaven on Earth

May 3, 2009
Topic: Worship

After Divine Service today, a friend stopped me in the narthex and mentioned that the service was like “heaven on earth”. And so it was—literally. Not because of some “feeling”, but because of what Christ was actually doing. Where Christ is, there is heaven.  Christ coming to us and giving us forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation through the read and preached Word and His body and blood in the Lord’s Supper.

What a blessing it is to be in the Divine Service when heaven meets earth. Literally.

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  1. ScotK
    May 4, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Well, now, there is the book you will probably enjoy called Heaven on Earth: the Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service. The author is Arthur Just. You can pick it up from cph.org.

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  2. Chris
    May 4, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Thanks Scot. I have Dr. Just’s book on my bookshelf and it’s probably a good time to reread it. I just finished Dr. Kleinig’s book Grace Upon Grace.

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