New Heaven, New Earth - But What About Right Now?

God's work of renewal isn't just a future promise but a present reality we're called to participate in. While Revelation 21:1-6 offers a vision of a new heaven and earth, Jesus demonstrated that God's kingdom comes through immediate action against suffering and injustice. When we defer hope to some distant future, we become complicit in present pain. As new creations in Christ, we're already part of God's renewal project, called to bring heaven's values to earth through acts of mercy and justice. Heaven isn't just a someday fantasy—it's a today mission.