HOMEWITHGODby,NealeDonaldWalschINTRODUCTIONThisistheword-for-wordtranscriptionofaholyconversation.ItisaconversationwithGodaboutbeingHomewithGod.Itisthelastinstallmentofanextraordinarydialoguecoveringnearly3,000pagesinninebookswrittenoverelevenyearsandtouchingonallaspectsofhumanlife.Thepresentexchangeexploresmanyareasofhumanexperienceand,atagreaterdepththaneverbefore,oneareainparticular:deathanddying,andthelifehereafter.Thedialogueatonepointjourneysintoterritorylyingatthefurthestfrontierofspirituality:thecosmologyofalllife.ItoffersabreathtakingglimpseofUltimateReality,presentedthroughmetaphor.Itrevealsinsimple,accessiblelanguagethereasonandpurposeforliving,waysinwhichhumansmayachievethegreatestjoy,thenatureofthejourneyuponwhichhumansmayachievethegreatestjoy,thenatureofthejourneyuponwhichweareallembarked,andtheextraordinaryendtothatjourney-anendthatturnsouttobenotanendatall,butanecstaticinterludeinagloriousandongoingexperience,thefulldescriptionofwhichstaggerstheimagination.Thedialoguehereiscircular.Itspringsforwardinspiralstoastonishingnewandneverdescribedorimaginedplaces,thenspringsbacktooldgroundtomakesurethenextmind-bendingexplorationbeginsonsolidfooting.Ifyouwillhavepatiencewiththisbook--and,bytheway,withyourlife-itwillrewardyougrandly.ThemessageofHomewithGodmaybeoneofthemosthopefulandhelpfulthathumanityhaseverreceived.Itisimportantforyoutounderstandhowyoucametothisconversation.Ifyouthinkthatyoucametoitbychance,youwillhavemissedtheenormityofwhatishappeningtoyourightnow.Yoursoulhasbroughtyoutothisconversation,asithasbroughtyoutoeveryotherconversationwithGodyouhaveeverhad,inwhateverform.Ithascontrivedtoplacethesepagesbeforeyou.Amyriadofcircumstanceswere,justthismoment,interconnectedinaprecisewayataprecisetimeinorderforyoutobegentlydrawntothewordsyoufindhere,andonlytheinterventionofyourmostholysoulcouldhaveproducedsucheventssoeffortlessly.Ifyouareclearaboutthat,youwillhearthosewordsinadifferentway.YouhavebeenbroughtherebecausetheUniverseunderstandsthatyouhavebeenquietlycallingforanswerstothequestionsallhumansask.Whatisreallygoingonhereinthislife,andwhatwillhappenwhenthislifeisover?Willwebereunitedwithlovedoneswho,vegonebefore?WillGodbetheretogreetus?WillitbeJudgmentDay?Willwebefacingthepossibilityofeverlastingdamnation?Willwebeallowedtosqueakintoheaven?Willweevenknowwhat,sgoingonafterwedie?WillanythingBegoingon?Wrappedintherepliestotheseinquiriesareenormousimplicationsforeveryhumanbeing.Wouldweliveourlivesanydifferentlyifweactuallyhadthoseanswers?Ithinkwewould.Wouldwebelessafraidtoliveaswewerealwaysintendedtolive-fearlesslyandlovefully--ifwewerelessafraidtodie?Ibelievetheanswerisyes.Ithurtsmyhearttoknowthatsomanypeoplefeelfrightenedastheyapproachtheirtimeofpassingintothenextworld,tosaynothingofwhentheyareinthisone.Lifewasmeanttobeaconstantjoy,anddeathisatimeofevergreaterjoy,whenitwouldbewonderfulifallpeoplecouldknowonlypeace,andhappyanticipation.Likemymother.Shewasutterlyatpeaceatherdeath.TheyoungpriestwhowentintoadministertheLastRitesoftheChurchcameoutshakinghishead.'She；hewhispered.twascomfortingme.'MomhadanunshakablefaiththatshewassteppingintothearmsofGod.Sheknewwhatlifewasaboutandsheknewwhatdeathwasnotabout.Lifewasaboutgivingallthatyouhadtoallthatyouloved,withouthesitation,withoutquestion,withoutlimitation.Deathwasnotaboutanythingclosingdown,butabouteverythingopeni...
