God judges us by the extent to which we embraced and lived the reality of the Kingdom in our own time and place. Our internal beliefs and external works mutually influence one another in the way we live our lives. The experience of the afterlife is a reflection of the life we have cultivated in the pure, unmediated presence of a holy, just, and righteous God.

Thoughts for the week: What do the concepts of Heaven and Hell mean to you? Do you find them comforting or disturbing? Why?