Heaven is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for
Elisabeth Elliot (2003). “A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God's Mercy and Our Pain”, p.188, Gospel Light Publications
