Scripture: Acts 1:10-11
While Jesus was going away and as the disciples were staring toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood next to them. They said, “Galileans, why are you standing here, looking toward heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you saw him go into heaven.”
Thought for the Day: A lot of people look to the words of the “two men in white robes” as a reference to the second coming of Jesus. Christians have for centuries been wondering whether that day is about to arrive, but I have always understood those words as a reference to the Holy Spirit or what might be described as the Spirit of Christ that arrived just a few days later on Pentecost. There are so many who are in a waiting mode, yet Jesus has returned fully in the power of the Holy Spirit. In true Trinitarian thinking, there is no difference in purpose between Father – Son – Holy Spirit. This is not a time to be waiting, but a time to be acting with the guidance and infused strength of Christ’s Spirit that has come to dwell among us.
Prayer: Let me see and feel and embrace your Spirit, O Lord. Let it move me for your good work in the world. Amen.
THIS MORNING
Sunday of Memorial Weekend
