My familiarity with heaven unfolded from my study of Psalm 37:3, “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.”

It was at a time when I had a great need. I was working hard in my business, but was not fulfilling its goals. We were falling further and further into debt. After studying this psalm, I began to start each day by trusting God and doing good. My business involved a lot of phone calls. I had written this verse on a card near my phone, and I would think about it at the beginning of each call to see how I could reflect good.

But I didn’t know what it meant to “dwell in the land.” I saw the “land” as the material place where I went to work, where I needed to trust in the Lord and do good.

Then one day, I had a turn of thought, an angel message, which made me realize that the “land” isn’t my material workplace, but the kingdom of heaven. I had the opportunity to recognize that I reside in the kingdom of heaven – not in some future experience, but right now. I wasn’t living in a material place where I had to overcome matter to be spiritual. I was already spiritual, living in heaven. This realization changed my life. It made my relationship with God more current and present, enabling me to do good and be fed.

In preparing for this association, I had another recognition. It came from the Lord’s prayer and Mary Baker Eddy’s spiritual interpretation. The Lord’s prayer starts with “Our Father which art in heaven,” and Science and Health adds “Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious” (Science and Health 16:26). I noted that all-harmonious was hyphenated as one word. It came to me that heaven is the same as all-harmonious. Heaven, where I dwell, is God’s, and it is all-harmonious. This strengthens my everyday activity, where I trust the Lord and dwell in the land.

Heaven is the place I exist. It is where I go to heal and be healed. It is that secret place of the Most High, and it is omnipresent.