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 will be  true  that  we  will  be  able  to  do  all  things  in heaven  and  on  earth  and  no  one  shall  be  able to resist  our  will. And as  for  honors,  He  has promised that  whosoever  shall  have  conquered in the  battle  of  life,  He  will  give  him  to  sit  with Him in  His  throne,  even  as  He  hath  conquered and sitteth  in  the  throne  with  the  Father. If, even here, worldly  power  is  transitory  and  the  glory  of  the saints more  enduring  than  brass,  how  much  more  so hereafter,  where  true  merit  is  never  overlooked  and honors are  eternal! Our temple  of  fame  will  there be founded  on  the  eternal  rock  and  not,  as  here,  on the  shifting  sands  of  time. And as  for  pleasure, — who shall  foretell  the  joys  of  heaven! " Lord,  it  is good  for  us  to  be  here,"  cried  the  three  Apostles,  and in the  ecstasy  of  the  moment,  forgetful  of  all  else,  they proposed to  build  three  tabernacles  wherein  the  vision might  last  and  they  enjoy  it  forever. When the Queen of  Saba  visited  Solomon  she  exclaimed:  "  O blessed  are  thy  servants  who  stand  before  thee  always and  hear  thy  wisdom! "  But  far  more  blessed  they who stand  forever  face  to  face  with  the  God  of  Solomon— the  Author  of  wisdom  and  goodness. If faith, hope, and  charity,  are  at  the  bottom  of  every  true  enjoyment here,  as  they  are,  what  will  be  our  delight when faith  becomes  the  vision  of  God,  when  hope becomes possession,  and  charity  is  perfected ! Delight, not for  the  soul  alone,  but  for  the  body  too — where the eyes  shall  feast  on  the  glories  of  God,  of  Mary  and the blessed;  and  the  ears  be  ravished  with  heavenly music; where  loving  friends  are  reunited  to  share