All Prayer is a taste of heaven

I have said before that I believe Mass to be a taste of heaven. But this goes for any time of prayer. When we get together, we find Christ in our midst, since he said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” And since heaven is in the presence of God, all communal prayer is a taste of heaven.

But can’t the same be said about personal prayer? I especially feel this when I am in a chapel or church praying. I am there in the physical presence of Christ (thanks to presence of the Blessed Sacrament). Also, through prayer, my soul becomes united with God, as we are in conversation with each other through the Holy Spirit.

So every time we pray, alone or with others, we are getting a taste of heaven, the life to come. Who would ever want to pass that up??