So I've been wondering lately what we're going to do in heaven...and who came up with this idea of harps and halos and hymns? John Eldredge in his book “The Journey of Desire” states “… nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service… we have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever, amen. And our heart sinks, Forever and ever? That’s it? That’s the good news? And then we sigh and feel guilty that we are not more ‘spiritual.’ We lose heart, and we turn once more to the present to find what life we can.” [John Eldredge. “The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We’ve Only Dreamed Of.” (
Nashville: Nelson, 2000) p. 111]
So I've been wondering lately what we're going to do in heaven...and who came up with this idea of harps and halos and hymns? John Eldredge in his book “The Journey of Desire” states “… nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service… we have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever, amen. And our heart sinks, Forever and ever? That’s it? That’s the good news? And then we sigh and feel guilty that we are not more ‘spiritual.’ We lose heart, and we turn once more to the present to find what life we can.” [John Eldredge. “The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We’ve Only Dreamed Of.” (
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