Religion & Spirituality
Goodbyes run a wide and varying gamut. Some goodbyes are pretty commonplace. You leave for work in the morning, you drop the kids off for school. Not a big deal, because you know you will see the person again. Other times you look forward to a goodbye. Maybe someone overstayed their welcome, or you are just looking forward to getting back home. Then of course there are really difficult goodbyes. Maybe seeing someone on their deathbed. Or leaving family or friends behind. As normally as the day began, the disciples have a rather interesting response to Jesus' departure: they are filled with joy and they praise God. It's quite the change for men who, a little over a month earlier, were locked up in a room out of fear of the Jews and mourning the death of the Teacher. What accounts for the fear then and the joy now? Why are they so happy at this goodbye? Because ascension empowers proclamation. Support the show (https://nnyredemption.breezechms.com/give/online)