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Stairway to heaven
Jesus in this late Easter season turns the word toward the movement, the movement of the Ascension and the movement of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost. In his conversation with his followers it is Thomas, again, who provides the introduction of Jesus as "the way, the truth, and the life." This introduction of Jesus his identity a rose out of the Lords prophecy of his going away.
The twist in our spirituality and in the gospel is that Jesus is the destination of his own journey. This changes all of reality for those who believe. By following Jesus "the way" we can encounter the Father.
I am comparing the life of grace in Jesus in the church to the stairway to heaven. What I mean by that is that every step on life's journey can be transformed from emptiness into the kingdom of God. The mystery of encounter continues and extends itself into the life of the church and the life of a Christian.
Take the next step into the kingdom of having "the stairway to heaven," by entering into the moment before you.
