In this time between the Ascension and Pentecost, our Lord’s words come back to us: “I go to prepare a place for you.”
I had a moment this past week where so much of the imagery we hear in Scripture just clicked for me. Here’s what I mean.
Imagine a father who goes ahead to a new land to prepare a home for his family. While he’s gone, he hasn’t forgotten them. He hasn’t left them behind. Everything he’s doing — all of it — is still for their good. For their future. So they can be together.
That’s the Ascension.
But the analogy goes even further. Because the father doesn’t just leave the family to find their own way. He sends someone back to help them make the journey.
And this is where it goes beyond any analogy we could construct. It’s not just that our Lord sends someone. He sends His Holy Spirit. He sends Himself — to be with us, to guide us, to help us make the journey home.
That’s what we’re waiting for in these days.
He has gone ahead. He hasn’t forgotten us. And He is coming.
Let us pray. Lord, help us trust that You are still working, even when we cannot see it. Come, Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Keep fighting the good fight. Our Lady of Victory, pray for us.
