Acts 1:6-7
6So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.
Today is Ascension Day (worship at All Saints tonight at 7:00!), the day when we read: “When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.” It’s one of those scripture passages that feels surreal to even read it, let alone imagine being there, among the crowd of disciples. The disciples had been encountering the post-resurrection Jesus for about forty days now, and so it is that forty days after Easter we mark the ascension.
After he is lifted up, and as the disciples watch Jesus’ feet disappear into the clouds, two men in white robes (angels?) appear and ask the group, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven?” It might seem logical that the group would have been a little neck-stretched at that moment, but they again receive the reminder to get their heads out of the clouds. Are there times when we focus on things that aren’t where we should place our attention?
Peace,
Pastor Jenn
Join us for worship tonight at 7:00 -- followed by an Ice Cream Sundae pot-luck!
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