The Ascension Of Jesus
(Matt. 28:16-20; Mark 16: 14-20; Luke 24:50-53;
Acts 1:1-12)

After the resurrection, the risen Christ
Appeared many times before his disciples
And friends. He spoke with them, ate with
Them and let them witness the prints of the
Nails in his hands and the wound on his
Side. He wanted to hearten and strengthen
Them and to give them assurance the he
Was the Son of God. On the fortieth day, he
Appeared once again to and together
They walked on Mount of Olives, near
Bethany. There, he gave instructions
About their mission, promised them that he
Would always be with them and commanded
Them not to depart from Jerusalem until
They received the Holy Spirit. Then he raised
His hands and blessed them At that moment,
He started leaving the ground and ascended
Into the clouds. The disciples remained
In ecstacy with their eyes following the
Ascending Lord. Suddenly, two angels in
White appeared to them and said, "Men of
Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into
Heaven? This same Jesus who is taken up
From you into heaven, shall so come in like 
Manner as you have seen him go into 
Heaven". Full of joy, the disciples retuned
To Jerusalem and there they waited with
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and other faith-
ful "in prayer and supplication".

I would sit here, but I have something to do


I was thinking about it but…I was going to but…I want 
to but…I wish I could but…These are the excuses we give 
for sitting on our butts. We tell ourselves we are 
waiting for something to happen. We tell ourselves 
something is missing. We tell other people we will do 
it, whatever it may be, but we never do. If you think 
what you need is not there, find it. If you cannot find 
it, make it. If you cannot make it, find someone who can. 
If you do not have the money to pay them to make it, 
get it done on credit. If you have no one to borrow from, 
ask someone else to borrow it for you. If you do not 
have credit, get some. If you cannot get credit, go out 
and do something that someone will pay you for so you 
can pay for what you need. There are no "buts" so big 
they cannot be moved. Once you move the "butt," 
everything else will follow.


There are three kinds of people in the world: those 
who make things happen, those who watch things happen, 
those who wonder what happened