Reflection

The popular saying is that,'' Out 0f sight out of mind'' but sometimes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. In that way, Ascension is not to be understood as departure of Jesus but ascension is to show as who we are, where we are going, and what we must do now.
It attracted the congregation to see their Rabbi disappear each week, on the eve of the Sabbath. They suspected that he was secretly meeting the Almighty God. So they appointed a spy to follow him. The spy saw that the Rabbi dressed himself in simple clothes and served a paralyzed Gentle woman in her hut, cleaning out the room and preparing a Sabbath meal for her. When the spy got back, the congregation asked him,'' Where did Rabbi go? Did he ascend to heaven?'' No the man replied. ‘He went even higher'. Therefore, the church is like an elevator which takes us to God. Today we celebrate the feast of Ascension; it is the feast of hope. It is the hope that if we carry on the mission of Jesus Christ, serving the poor and the needy, we will pave the way for the new world promised by Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011a boy who has reached marriage age is full of ambition and hope, and dreams of happy years ahead with his wife and children; but he is also preoccupied by what the future may have for him. While he lived with his parents, he was untroubled; they look after everything and resolve all his problems. But once he is married, he will have to shoulder all his responsibilities for himself. This is the situation the apostles found themselves during the ascension. When Jesus was present, they just followed his lead; but now they suddenly found themselves alone and facing what seemed an impossible mission.