Life in Heaven

After the resurrection, when our bodies will be reunited to our souls, they will be incorruptible; and the carnal passions which disturb us now will not be present in those bodies; we shall enjoy a peaceful equilibrium in which the prudence of the flesh will not make war upon the soul; and there will no longer be that internal warfare wherein sinful passions fight against the law of the mind, conquering the soul and taking it captive by sin.  Our nature then will be purified of all these tendencies, and one spirit will be in both, I mean in the flesh and in the spirit, and every corporeal affection will be banished from our natures.  In much the same way the Word in the Canticle bids us, even though we live in the flesh, not to turn our thoughts to it but to look merely to the spirit, and to turn all the expressions of love that we find here as pure and immaculate offerings to the good Lord who surpasses all understanding, in whom alone is all that is sweet, lovely, and desirable.  For any enjoyment of him only increases our desire for a greater share in his goodness.  Such was Moses' love, such was Isaias', and such was John's when he called him the bridegroom:  "He that has the bride is the bridegroom:  but the friend of the bridegroom rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice" (Jn 3: 29).  So too Peter, when asked whether he loved the Lord, answered with all sincerity:  "You know that I love you" (Jn 21: 15).  It was the same with the other apostles.  So it was with Paul, who first persecuted Christ and then loved him, even though he had not seen him, and wrote:  "I have espoused you that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ" (2 Cor 2: 2).  

Saint Gregory of Nyssa

-Saint Gregory of Nyssa (395) is a Father of the Church who wrote many theological treatises against heresy.