Also after these, and beneath these, are the taking of the order of Priest, either for cure of men’s souls, and to minister the Sacraments of holy Church, or else for singular Devotion to please God, and profit our neighbour, by the sacrifice of the precious body of our Lord Jesus Christ. Soothly these are special deeds, and declared to be excellent by the judgement of holy Church, and in the sight of our Lord. When they are done truly for God, they are excellent, and shall have special reward, each man in his degree, in the bliss of Heaven. (John Climacus)

Dante describes nine spheres of heaven. Each is inhabited by the blessed, but blessed in a particular way to reflect their own experiences.

The lowest sphere of heaven is for those who, while committed to God and neighbor, were inconstant... generally as a result of circumstances outside their control.

The second sphere is for those who have authentically served God and neighbor, but their motivation was self-serving.

The third sphere is for those who were in profound relationship with God and neighbor, but lacked temperance.

The fourth sphere is for those who have reflected the love of God in their relationship with neighbors through intellectual activity.

Tomorrow I expect Climacus will give me a chance to address the other five spheres. For now I am still pondering this "new" thought of a heavenly reward that is something other than radically egalitarian.