Preparing for eternity
The Baltimore Catechism tells us that “God made us to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in Heaven.” Similarly, St. Augustine wrote: “Thou hast made us for Thyself O God, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee.” We were created to enjoy eternal happiness with God. God is our destiny. Jesus likens our lives on Earth to a journey on which we should strive to reach the end for which we were created: “The gate i