The Weight of Glory

The Weight of Glory is an essay by C.S. Lewis that talks a lot about the afterlife and the glory we, as Christ-like beings, are meant to receive there. In it Lewis talks about 5 main promises that we will receive once we die.

1. be w/ Christ
2. be like Christ
3. receive glory
4. fed/feasted
5. receive an official position in the universe

In class we talked a lot about glory and how Lewis doesn't mean glory as in fame or pride, but rather great pleasure in the fact that we have pleased God. We talked about how we are all aiming towards the day when God will come to us and say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."

That statement is what really got me thinking during class. Maybe I haven't been analyzing Lewis's writings enough but I have been putting lots of thought into his messages and how they apply to my daily life. The word my thoughts really started focusing on was that of 'servant.' We are meant to serve God in this life, that is large part of our purpose here on earth. How can I serve God? What can I do that will be good enough for Him? And you know what I realized, there are lots of things I can do, and even though I'm just one person, my life can have an impact on others.

For instance, I could serve a full-time mission. Honestly this is something that I've been putting a lot of thought into. I also realized that motherhood in and of itself is a way of serving God. There is no larger responsibility that we as women are given then to be co-creators with God. Basically I've realized that when we follow any of God's commandments we are serving Him. Everything I do, everything you do . . . it is all getting us closer to the afterlife where we will be with God for eternity.