It's Not Over

The apostles were asked why they were standing there looking up to the sky and were told, "This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.: (Acts 1:11). St. Luke tells us, "They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in the temple praising God." (Lk 24: 53). For them, it was not over. Yes, Jesus would no longer be present physically, but the apostles rejoiced that he had returned to his father, gave praise and thanks for the years with him, and prayed for the promised Advocate who nine days later would come to them in such a powerful surge that their mission to "preach the Gospel to all nations" got off with a huge bang. What had seemed to be the final period to the final chapter, was just a comma in a series which continues to this day.
Looking back in our own short lives, we can see a similar pattern: what we thought was the end, was not. It just depended on how we looked at it and how we ran with it. As we begin today, let us take stock of the periods and commas, the apparent endings and run-on sentences in our lives and at the end of this day, look back and see how the pattern has played out. There should always be cause for us to praise God.
Bro, Rene