My Heaven...

Sing to the LORD; praise the LORD! 

For he has rescued the life of the poor from 

the power of the wicked! - Jeremiah 20:13

"My Heaven is to be able to draw onto souls, 

Onto the Church my mother, and onto all my sisters

The graces of Jesus and His divine flame

Which embraces and rejoices hearts. 

I can obtain all when in the mystery

I speak heart to heart with my divine King.

This sweet prayer so close to the sanctuary -

This is my Heaven!"

"My Heaven is hidden in the little Host

Where Jesus, my Spouse, hides Himself for love. 

At this divine hearth I will draw life,

And there my sweet Savior listens to me night and day.

O what a happy moment it is when in Your tenderness

You come, my Beloved, to transform me into Yourself.

This union of love, this ineffable inebriation - 

This is my Heaven!"

"My Heaven is to feel in me the likeness

Of God Who created me by His powerful breath.

My Heaven is to rest always in His presence,

To call Him my Father and to be His child.

In His divine arms, I do not fear the storm;

Total abandon is my only law.

To sleep on His Heart, right next to His Face -

This is my Heaven!"

St Therese of Lisieux