Before his ascension, Jesus tells his disciples again and again: It is better for you that I go away. If I do not go away, I cannot send you the spirit. You will grieve now, but later, you will rejoice.
It took me years to understand even partially what Jesus meant by those words. I’m still struggling perhaps more in my heart than in my head, to accept that at times we have to go away in order for our spirits to bloom more fully and be capable of being received by those we love most, beyond the tensions and irritations that forever cloud relationships.
--Fr. Ron Rolheiser,
Facebook, May 23, 2022
Image source: Sketch by Stefan Salinas, 2002, www.stefansalinas.com
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