Delivered by Excel, Sarah, Dwi Setyo and Grace from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Revelation 7: 2-4.9-14; Rs psalm 24: 1-2.3--4ab.5-6; 1 John 3: 1-3; Matthew 5: 1-12a. SEEING THE LORD AS HE IS On this first day of November that falls on thisSunday, our meditation has the theme: Seeing the Lord as He is. Today the wholeChurch celebrates the solemnity of all saints. They all are in heaven andcannot be anywhere else. They are the glorious members of the Church, for theyare totally different from other members who are still pilgrims in the world,and the souls who still need purification in the purgatory. The glorious Church members had ever been in the worldlike us. Their lives were full of grace and united in the love of Christ,therefore, after death they were gifted with the everlasting life as saints.What are they doing in the eternity which is in heaven? There are many answers,yet here we can mention one of them which is according to the inspiration oftoday's readings, namely they surely see the Lord as He is. The saints are basically not angels. The angels arespirit beings and they do not have names (except for the three Archangels). Thesaints have their names and are used by the Church for baptismal names of thefollowers of Christ who receive the sacrament of Baptism. There are some saintswho were appointed by the Church through the process of beatification andcanonization, which means they become the perfect models for all of us. Thereare others who have not gone through that process but their exemplary lives areso important for us. Every person who believes in Christ walks towardholiness. Our first reading taken from the book of Revelation describes avision of a large number of people from all over the world dressed in whitearound the throne of the Almighty God. Holiness is indeed a gift for us toachieve in its proper time. To make it happen, while still in the world withall its needs that interest us, what we must invest with all our efforts arethe ways of happiness as proclaimed by the Lord Jesus in today's Gospel, whichis in the chapter 5 of Matthew's Gospel. We are called to be holy by living a happy life, whichis explained very well in the Gospel such as poor in spirit, sorrowful, gentle,hungry for righteousness, generous, pure in heart, peace maker, sufferingpersecution for the sake of truth, and for the sake of Jesus Christ himself.There is no force to push everyone to follow all these ways of happiness orblessedness, but as followers of Christ, we certainly recognize all as ourobligation to follow and to do. The happiness or blessedness can already beexperienced while we are still on earth, however, its perfection will be ourultimate pleasure in heaven, when at that moment we will see the Lord as He is. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Jesus Christ, enlighten us on the path toperfection and may the glorious saints pray for us that we may be able tojoyfully walk on it while continue to praise You in Your highest place. OurFather who art in heaven ... In the name of the Father ...