Ascension Day

Jesus said to his disciples, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you-- that

everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled."

Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, "Thus it is written,

that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and

forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

You are witnesses of these things. And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised;

so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he was

blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him,

and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; and they were continually in the temple blessing God. Luke 24:44-53

Letting Go

Here we came to listen to you

to be close and surround you

after such loss you bring us

here to release you to the heavens?

oh how tenderly you cared for us

how much we need your leading

how completely we ache to be

wandering together like before.

Letting go of all that we are

so identified and marked by you

so completely given to your way

we struggle to continue on.

Brought to this time and place

we learn how to let go despite us

we learn to wait and cry and pray

sighing without you to hold us.

What can we do but look up?

your scarred feet our final sight

light and hope surround you

leaving us with this hallow loss.

We go on as children at night

stumbling and crying for a parent

waiting to be comforted, reassured

there will be more from this day on.