Church of the Advent of Christ the King

Just as the angels descended and ascended on the stairway to heaven in Jacob’s dream, Jesus is saying he is the ladder—the link between heaven and earth. Through Jesus, the disciples will come to see the glory of God and experience God’s revelation, a fulfillment of God’s promise to Jacob that we would all be blessed in his offspring by bringing us Jesus.

We are Ambassadors of Christ proclaiming the Kingdom as it is among us now and as it will come in eternal life. In that mission Jesus tells us to be wise as serpents and gentle as doves. I think that this is what Jesus is getting at in this puzzling Gospel today: We are to use the gifts God has given us wisely.

Being Lifted up with Christ involves suffering and dying and healing and living. The Crucifixion and Resurrection happen all in one action, Holy Week and Eastertide. This is the mystery and, no, I do not have it all figured out yet.