Risen+Life

Risen Life Jesus death and **resurrection** is the means by which God created a new form of human life- Risen Life. Risen life is the next step in human evolution. Unlike the other steps, this one is made to some degree by the choice of the evolving creature (us). Participation in the life of the Church is the ordinary way to pursue the happiness of risen life. As creature evolve, they specialize in ways that distinguish them from others in the large group. Said specialization sets the stage for the next step in the evolutionary process. Understanding what makes us specific will explain what the next step is to be like. If evolution is about the survival of the fittest, and it is, then to ultimately survive requires that we escape change. To escape change we must escape the Universe and enter in to **Eternity**. Because of the qualities that we possess, this life offers us the opportunity to decide whether or not we will spend Eternity with God. Each individual must make humanity’s next step freely. We are naturally **ordered** to heavenly happiness in risen life. **Love** is the greatest of all order acts.
 * Risen Life ** is the realization of our full human potential. It is the whole and perfect possession of unlimited life at once (0997, 2548). See Happiness. In heavenly risen life we will behold God as God is (0027, 0097, 2548). We will enjoy the companionship of the angels and the saints without the limits to genuine intimacy and acceptance we now experience. We will cease to //become// (experience generation and corruption) and we will simply //be//. We will experience the genuine acceptance that we crave.