Family Article - What It's Like to Be a Child in Heaven

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WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A LITTLE CHILD IN HEAVEN

by Gretchen Keith

Originally written for the Glenview New Church Sunday Morning Program

Imagine that you are a child waking up in heaven. You see the face of a beautiful woman. She smiles at you, and you know right away that she loves you very much. She holds you gently in her arms and sings a lovely song. And you are aware of a wonderful smell - perhaps it is the scent of sweet-smelling flowers.

This is your angel mother. When she lived in the world, she loved little children even more than most people do. And she loved the Lord. Every angel has a special job to do, and hers is to take care of children in heaven. She loves her job, and she is very good at it.

You live in a special place in heaven, close to the Lord. The Lord is your Father, and He watches over you very carefully. Your angel mother takes care of you each day, and the Lord shows her the best ways to teach you about heaven and help you grow to be an angel.

You are quite happy in heaven. Both your angel mother and her husband love you very much, and you love them. You have other children to play with, too! Some angel mothers take care of several children, so there might be other children in your home. Or perhaps other children live nearby, and you see them often.

You live in a beautiful home, and the Lord provides you with food, clothing, and everything else you need. You have wonderful toys to play with. Perhaps you have carved wooden figures so you can act out stories from the Word, such as Noah and the Ark, Moses Crossing the Red Sea, David and Goliath, and the Birth of the Lord on earth. You might have a special doll or a stuffed animal. It's hard to know what toys in heaven would be like, but you would certainly have them, and since the Lord gives them to you, they would surely be special.

You live in a very beautiful part of heaven where the sky is always changing. Sometimes it looks like it is full of tiny flowers that are many different colors. Sometimes the sky glitters as if it is made of tiny diamonds. Another time it sparkles with tiny rainbows. Sometimes you look at the sky, and it seems to have the shapes of little children playing. Another time the sky looks like it is on fire with a gold or silver color. When you see the beautiful sky, it makes you feel very happy inside, and you feel close to the Lord.

There is a special park where your angel mother takes you to play. She makes a garland [necklace] of flowers to put around your neck. There are many little children there with their angel mothers and some older girls. You meet your friends and go off to play. There are many lovely trees and gorgeous flowers there. You can follow many paths through the gardens to explore the park. There might be lambs and fawns for you to play with, too.

When you have been in heaven for several years, you will be old enough to move to another part of heaven, and there you continue to learn how to be an angel. For angels must be wise and good, and it takes time to become wise and good, doesn't it?  

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