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| Ascension by Salvador Dali |
when we remember Jesus ascending into heaven.
The Dali above images what Jesus' friends saw as he was lifted up:
the souls of his feet!
Just 40 days after Easter, Lord,
you brought your friends together, one last time,
to say goodbye, to bid them farewell...
Parting's such sweet sorrow, Lord...
Taking leave's the sad part
and the sweetness -
the memory of all that was
and the promise of all that's yet to be,
the pledge that on a day to come
we'll all be together once again...
Coming and going,
meeting and knowing,
saying goodbye,
sadness and sorrow,
hope for tomorrow...
You left your friends, Lord, but not alone:
you promised your Spirit, the Spirit of truth
to lead and guide, to comfort and console,
to show us the path we're called to follow,
the way that leads us home to you
and to that day, yet to come,
when we'll all be together once again...
Amen.
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