When a good story reaches the conclusion, it will also recall the events at the introduction.
So, it can be said that the story has come to a full circle, and all the events and elements of the story are linked together.
The Feast of the Ascension brings the saving mission of Jesus to a glorious conclusion.
It also brings us back to how the story of salvation began.
In the Old Testament, God promised to send the Messiah, or the Saviour.
At the appointed time, Jesus came down from heaven and became man through the Incarnation.
The Good News He proclaimed tells us that heaven is our eternal home, and God is waiting for us to come home.
By His suffering, death, Resurrection and Ascension, Jesus gave us the firm hope that He will bring us home.
We came from God, and we must return to God.
We need to lift our minds and hearts from the temporary things of earth, to the eternal things of above.
We will have our struggles and troubles, our sufferings and tribulations.
But all that cannot be compared to the eternal glory that Jesus is leading us to.
God created us in love. May our lives on earth be a love story.
And we look forward with hope that our story will conclude in everlasting love.