Jesus had finished His earthly mission and returned to strengthen His disciples.

He showed them that it was not a dream.

He promised to send the Holy Spirit to guide them.

He promised to send the Holy Spirit to guide us.

Pray that you will be open to hearing the promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit.

Readings:  https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052922-ascension.cfm

Jesus is the ultimate reality that is forever present to us.

Jesus is not an idea but the abiding connection of God to us.

He challenges us to accept his work and his reality and spread it throughout our world.

Our faith is to be an earthy reality connected to our everyday life and the life of others.

Are we ready to exercise our faith by doing His work?

Readings:  https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051621-Ascension.cfm

Jesus gave his disciples a final instruction before He was lifted up.

In a few days, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you and you will be My witnesses.

You too, have, and will again, receive power to be His witnesses.

Remember what He said and did.

Why are you looking at the sky?

• Jesus’ instructions to the disciples were complete.
• His mission for the salvation of mankind was also complete thus far.
• Jesus blessed His disciples and promised another special blessing from the Father.
• The Spirit was to come!
• Jesus was to be with us in a new way. He had demonstrated that He was alive after His death and now He was to do something else.
• He said to His disciples “stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
• He says to us, too, the power from on high will come to you again in the Spirit. Wait in anticipation.