Imagine

   Imagine a world where there is only joy and happiness.  A world where there is no pain, sickness or death.  No one suffers from hunger or thirst.  A world where everyone has a personal, loving relationship with others; no hatred, no bias, only love and respect.  In that world each person would interact with God as within a family.  A family full of love and caring for all.

   This is the world God created.  He placed our first parents in that world.  They were to be the steward all of His creation.  The only rule was love and respect for the One who had created all.

   Envy and pride entered the world through the temptation of Satan and humanity fell prey to his lies.  They too wanted to be like God, even to become gods themselves.

   The sins of our first parents and the sins of all of us has changed the world to what we see today. A world stained and corrupted.  A world where babies are slaughtered in their mother's womb with the blessing of our warped society.  One where children kill other children for the sneakers they wear; or for no reason at all.  Wars and uprisings kill millions out of greed and envy.  All because of our sinful nature.

   But God loved us so much that He sent His Son to give us a chance to regain the paradise created for us.  By Jesus's death and resurrection the doors to that perfect world are open to us.  The only rule is love and respect for the One who created it.  In that way we can live in the perfection intended for us.  This sinful world will pass away and heaven will open for those who believe.

Father, sin has corrupted Your creation.
Yet a new paradise awaits.
Show me the way to eternal life with You.