We live in the already and the not yet. We have the deposit of the Holy Spirit. We have the promise and proof of Jesus Christ. Yet, we wait. We stand, and at times we suffer, in the shadow of Heaven. We know it's there. Through the Holy Spirit we receive glimmers, fleeting moments, sensational tastes of the eternal. Yet we wait for the full experience. It's here that our faith becomes hope. And our hope becomes our strength to love God and love others... even as we grieve this moment. Grief renews our hope. This life isn't it.. but it will come.