Heaven talking

While doing my sabbatical with the Trappist monks of Spencer in Massachusetts in 2002, we often had plenty of incense used during the solemn Masses as well as every Sunday. With the rays of sunshine coming from outside the sacristy window, the abundance of incense used in the thurible often created quite a beautiful image, as if heaven was speaking to us and calling us to prepare for our eternal journey. Many people who were close to death have claimed that they saw some form of a tunnel with light at the end of it. This is probably what you might see when your time is up, and then you re-join your relatives and friend and all the saints in heaven. But make sure to work hard to get there!