Pittsburgh New Church » Even Heaven Has Its Ups and ...

While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
And cold and heat,

And summer and winter,
And day and night,
Shall not cease. (Genesis 8:22)

In life we go through alternating states of cold and heat as we are being spiritually remade. What is more surprising is that even the angels in the highest heaven go through alternations of spiritual summer and spiritual winter. So, too, can we expect the Church to continually pass through such spiritual seasons. When we are in winter, it is not our failure but an opportunity for learning. Have faith in the coming of summer.

To see that this is true, read Genesis 8; Mark 4:26-29; and Secrets of Heaven 935.

(This is a synopsis of the sermon preached by the Rev. “Mac” Frazier at Pittsburgh New Church at 11:00am on September 3, 2006. You can listen to the full version and also read a full text version of on Mac’s site.)