Catechism of the Catholic Church
Paragraph 2794
This biblical expression does not mean a place ("space"), but a way of being; it does not mean that God is distant, but majestic. Our Father is not "elsewhere": he transcends everything we can conceive of his holiness. It is precisely because he is thrice-holy that he is so close to the humble and contrite heart. (326) > "Our Father who art in heaven" is rightly understood to mean that God is in the hearts of the just, as in his holy temple. At the same time, it means that those who pray should desire the one they invoke to dwell in them. > "Heaven" could also be those who bear the image of the heavenly world, and in whom God dwells and tarries.
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Related passages (suggestions)
- Matthew 23:9·BibleMatthew 23:9
E a ninguém chameis de pai sobre a terra, porque um só é vosso Pai, aquele que está nos céus.
- Psalms 10:4·BiblePsalms 10:4
Entretanto, o Senhor habita em seu templo, o Senhor tem seu trono no céu. Sua vista está atenta, seus olhares observam os filhos dos homens.*
- 1 Kings 8:27·Bible1 Kings 8:27
Mas, será verdade que Deus habita realmente sobre a terra? Se o céu e o céu dos céus não vos podem conter quanto menos esta casa que edifiquei!