Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux) (2007). “Honey and Salt: Selected Spiritual Writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux”, Vintage
