A Tale of Two Dimensions

   I think of the two forms of our existence as dimensions.  We have a physical dimension and we have a spiritual dimension.  In our prayers we sometimes experience the closeness of the spiritual dimension.  In times of great joy and sorrow we have a deeper presence of the spiritual.  Our joy is increased, and we are comforted in our sorrow by the close presence of our Lord.  These times are a tremendous blessing.

   The spiritual dimension has none of the restrictions we experience in our physical life.  Jesus, in His resurrected body, freely passed between the spiritual and the physical.  He appeared as He desired, when and where He desired.  When He appeared to the disciples on the road to Emmaus they didn’t recognize Him.  They walked with Him and talked with Him all during their journey but only recognized Him when He broke the bread. (Luke 24: 13 – 35).

  When He first appeared to the apostles in Jerusalem He was suddenly present to them in a locked room.  At first they thought He was a ghost.  To reassure them He ate with them, something a ghost could not do (Luke 24: 36 – 42).

   We too will someday pass from the physical to the spiritual world.  What awaits us we don’t know except that it will be paradise.  We don’t know what we will be like except that we will be like Jesus.

   “Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not been revealed.  We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3 – 2). 

Lord, we wait in anticipation of Your coming.

This world is not our home.

We are Yours; we belong to You.

We long to be united with You.

Amen