I had some thoughts today about the Church of Heaven.

• I read that we read biographies of saints to learn how to be holy. I thought about this. Then I asked myself, “Is this true? Why do I read biographies of saints?” I decided that I read biographies of saints primarily to make friends in heaven. My friends will then be present and teach me, not the books. This isn’t special. It’s just a weakness. A weakness as an opportunity! Learning from a friend is a lot easier than learning from a book.
• I also re-read some of my old poems. I asked, “Why do I write poems that have little literary value?” I decided that the answer is related the answer to the previous question about biographies. Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity is my friend; she wrote poems that, they say, didn’t measure up in literary terms, too, but expressed something important to her. It’s a “friendship thing”. Love and friendship cause imitation, so I just write poems. Friends “rub off” on me. This sounds simple enough for me. ^^