The Son ascends, the Holy Spirit soon descends [Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter]

JESUS CAME FROM THE FATHER
AND IS RETURNING TO THE FATHER.
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"I came from the Father 

and have come into the world. 

Now I am leaving the world 

and going back to the Father." 

- John 16:28

The Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ gives us a hint of what awaits us as His friends and followers. If we can accomplish the mission that He has given us, we shall also ascend to heaven and live forever in the Father's house.

For as the Lord Jesus Christ came from the Father and is returning to the Father, we too who have been created by God, that is, we also came from Him, shall return under His full power and share in His glory. 

That is why the Lord tells us never to fear, never to worry, never to sin. For we are the Father's and we ought to live in Faith, Hope and Love. Through Faith we shall never fear anything in this world for the One we depend upon is more than the powers of the earth. Through Hope we shall never worry for the One we rely upon owns everything and provides us our needs. Through Love we shall never sin for the One whom our hearts truly desire for have all the love to give and make us eternally live.

The Lord has returned to the Father. He has been reunited to Him who selflessly sent His only-begotten Son to save mankind from sin. By fulfilling His mission, He was able to give true glory to God, something which no man can ever accomplish for no one is deserving enough but Him who has left His divinity for a while and humbled Himself to become like us in order to lead us from darkness to the light.

The Lord has returned to the Father and is reunited with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Now we await for the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Advocate who shall teach, remind and guide the Church that the Lord has left upon this earth to continue His saving act.

As we give glory to the Father as His only-begotten Son ascended into heaven and await for the coming of the Holy Spirit, let us proclaim what today's Responsorial Psalm declares, 

"God is King of all the earth! Alleluia!"