figure out this heaven hell purgatory thing?

Easter homily ( Fr. Larry) told us we are all human, we are all mortal, and we are all made by God. And he went on to say how God's desire is to loose no one and He will at the time of each and everyone's death enter the heart of each person and love them into Himself... how ever long that takes. He sort of alluded to this being purgatory!

Divine Mercy Homily ( Fr Luis) he said indeed God is always merciful it is true; but that does not mean we throw up our hands and say anything goes. We must be obedient to God and to the teachings of the church. That indeed there is heaven, hell and purgatory, we must be in obedience to God and the Church to have heaven in us. He spoke of ways we could do this....

When Mass was over, my friend whom I always sit with, turned to me and said "so which is it?"

I remember hearing it explained via the analogy of a glass of coke with a straw. The coke is God's unending Mercy the straw is the route that the Holy Spirit and the life of the church uses to get it to us. Gods mercy is definitely there just like the coke is there in the straw but to take it in to become part of us, we must do our part. I guess we get it by Godly IV when we are actually dying.....

And I read this:

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
(2 Cor. 3:18)

The Glory of God is fully revealed to Christians now today in the Gospels and as we sit in the Bright light of the Gospels contemplating and pondering we become illuminated like a mirror of the Gospel message... now that I can start to wrap myself around.

I am tired of worrying about if someone is going to get something I don't when we're finally up in heaven. or more draining am I going to get something that someone else does not get... I can't even find the energy to contemplate the scorecard mentality anymore and I know if I do it is only in my pride. I must be thinking I have something distinctive to ponder when really I am nothing except what I allow myself to become through Christs work in me. No scorecards! just lots of do overs and unending mercy. Praise God!

admit my choice

Choosing your Cross

I chose to pick up the cross. Is it easy? No. but I think it's made me a better person, it has made me a stronger person. And there comes a point where you can have the condition, or the condition can have you. It doesn't have to be a cross or victimhood.this is from a book titled Moved by Faith edited stories from Catholic Radio.

I am chosen by my adult children as worthy and needed to be watching their children while they go to work. When that early morning comes and I wake up bleary eyed, when there are those moments of crying and trying to push my limits... I am reminded some people live so far away they never even get to see their grandchildren. Some have such bad relationships there is no contact at all. For my many blessings I thank you oh Lord.