As we were discussing the new heaven and new earth as described by the prophets in our small group breakout in class today, CS Lewis and his perspective on how we will see our suffering once the future heavenly state is attained came up. Below is the quote referred to from The Great Divorce. I like the idea of our agonies being turned into glories!
C.S Lewis:
"That is what mortals misunderstand. They say of some temporal suffering, "No future bliss can make up for it," not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory."
from The Great Divorce, HarperSanFrancisco, (c)1946, 1973, 2001, p. 69
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