And the fact is, we’ve all been confronted by our own mortality, and with questions about what will happen after we die. And we grieve that with you.īut what’s interesting, John, is how tragic circumstances like this can turn our thoughts toward eternity. And we suddenly had new things to worry about like will I get sick? Is my family safe? What about my job? Will I have one when I go back to work? And then, the biggest question – what’s next? What’s going to happen? These are valid concerns and I know some families have faced the extra burden of sickness, isolation, financial loss. Even if your family wasn’t directly affected by the virus, we all experienced a loss of freedom and control.

Jim Daly: Uh, John, one of the more challenging aspects of the coronavirus pandemic has been a pervasive sense of uncertainty and fear for so many people. Your host is Focus president and author, Jim Daly. On today’s Focus on the Family we’ll be exploring the wonders of heaven, described in God’s word, and how you can get there. John Fuller: Hm… Well, how do you envision heaven? Do any of those descriptions that you just heard resonate at all? Voice #4: Like clouds, rolling clouds and a lot of light and a lot of music and just a lot of light.

Voice #3: I think of yellow brick roads, like Wizard of Oz. Voice #2: Very white, clean, pure, uh … gold roads, pearl gates and all as it says in the Bible. Voice #1: When I picture heaven, I think of seeing all my loved ones.

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