Dear Friends in Christ, “And [Jesus] led [the Apostles] out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.”…

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! We have spent the season of Lent looking inward at our own sins. It is the season of repentance, and it is only right that we would examine ourselves and bring our sins to the cross. But the resurrection of…