Looking forward to Heaven

My only goal at this point in my life is to join Jesus in heaven one day.

Lord, the older I get, the more clearly I see what matters. So many things that once felt urgent—the spotless house, the busy calendar, the expectations of others, even the dreams I once chased—have quietly lost their shine. What remains is You. After years of caring for family, praying over children and grandchildren, enduring losses, celebrating small mercies, and walking through both laughter and loneliness, my heart has grown simpler. My deepest desire now is this: to finish well and, one day, join Jesus in heaven.

There is a holy comfort in knowing I do not walk toward an unknown future. Jesus said, “I am going there to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2, NIV). What a tender promise for a heart that has spent a lifetime preparing places for others—setting tables, making beds, welcoming loved ones, and keeping faith alive in ordinary days. Now Christ Himself is preparing a place for me.

When the world feels noisy and temporary, steady my soul with Your truth: “But our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20, NIV). This life matters, and I will keep loving, serving, forgiving, and encouraging while You give me breath. But I do not cling too tightly to what cannot last. My truest home is with You.

Teach me to live with heaven in view—not with fear, but with peace; not with regret, but with gratitude. Let my remaining years be marked by gentleness, wisdom, and a settled joy that points others to Christ. And when my race is complete, welcome me into the presence I have longed for all along.

Amen.