Gospel: Luke
24:46-53
Jesus said to his
disciples: “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the
dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would
be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are
witnesses of these things. And behold I am sending the promise of my Father
upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” Then
he led them out as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. As he
blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. They did him
homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually
in the temple praising God.
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Reflection:
Not all goodbyes are
perfect like Jesus, for example when we finally say goodbye to this world. A
few of us may somehow have a perfect goodbye like that of Jesus. Yet many of us
shall have incomplete parting and this could happen to anyone of us. We can suddenly
leave this world without having closures with our relatives and friends and
this is sad.
When Jesus bade
goodbye to His disciples it was a perfect goodbye because it was finally
mission accomplish for Jesus. He accomplished His mission to perfection. There
was no void and no remaining question about His earthly journey. Jesus finally
ascended to heaven triumphant over all the challenges and trials that He
encountered.
Beneath the
Ascension of the Lord to heaven is a lesson for us all that we must emulate.
It’s the lesson of perfect goodbyes—goodbyes with closures, goodbyes with
blessings and goodbyes without leaving any hatred and other excess baggage to
those that we would be leaving behind.
Start building your
legacy now: do good, share and live your faith, don’t betray anyone of their trust, be
loving and caring listen more, don’t judge anyone and be humble at all times.
So that when it’s
time for your own goodbye it would somehow be a perfect goodbye. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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