As we know from children’s catechisms, the reason why we exist is to know, love and serve God on earth in order to be happy with him forever in heaven.  We know it but we tend to forget it in the busyness and distractions of everyday life. In this meditation, we consider how we can keep this most important goal in mind in order to reach it:

• Asking God to increase our hope of going to heaven
• Longing for heaven in our prayer
• Having a daily plan of spiritual activities to help us grow in love for God and speed us on toward the goal
• Having our heart in God, not in goods
• Doing what sports people do to win a crown that fades: having a rigorous training program, having a coach, following the rules, taking time out to consider how we are going, finishing the race