Perhaps you have heard the hymn: “When the Saints Go Marching In”. In Christian tradition, today we remember all our brothers and sisters who have gone before us. We mark the event with the sign of faith.
I want to be there in that number that will stand before the throne. I suppose you want the same thing. More importantly, it is God himself who wants it. As St Paul wrote to Timothy (2:4) “He wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”