I came across a story in a book recently of a little girl being shown around the Church of the Ascension. Looking up at a large painting of the Ascension in the church she asked, ‘Why is Jesus up in the air?’ Children have a way of asking direct questions. The little girl’s question put me in mind of the question that is addressed to the disciples in today’s first reading, ‘Why are you men from Galilee standing here looking into the sky?’ The question suggests that the Ascension of Jesus should not prompt us to look into the sky,…
Best of WhatsApp: Are you switching into the light for others?
One day I visited a friend of mine, Thomas Mouko, who is blind. And because it was the night he did something that taught me a lot. Upon entering the house, Thomas switched on the light. And I asked him “Thomas, why did you put on the light yet you can’t see? ………….“ Thomas laughed for a long time, switched off the light and went to the kitchen, after a short while he came with a pot of tea and eggs, placed them perfectly well on the table and switched on the light again What Thomas said made me shed tears…
