The Only Happiness With Which Our Souls Can Be Satisfied
The enjoyment of him is our highest happiness, and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here: better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops; but God is the ocean.
Jonathan Edwards
"The Christian Pilgrim"
cited in
Piper, John, & Taylor, Justin, editors
A God entranced vision of all things : The legacy of Jonathan Edwards
p. 126
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