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As the Easter season wears on, the issues of living in this present age start to tarnish our Easter joy. It is hard to live an “Alleluia attitude” for 50 days, and it probably was the same in the early days of the Church. In the reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we see the first recorded incident where the Church was divided over a major issue. They were able to solve the problem, but the reading shows us that the apostles no less than ourselves found it hard to live the command of love in the world of every day. The image of the new Jerusalem in the second reading is beautiful, but it seems almost further away as we move away from the joy of Easter day. But it is not a mirage: as we go forward in time, the kingdom, the new Jerusalem which has no temple is coming nearer, in fact it is surrounding us. The Gospel complicates matters further, as Jesus begins to explain to the Apostles and to us that he is going home to the Father.
Our task, it seems, is to become more aware of the coming of the kingdom. It is also to rejoice in the fact that Jesus has gone to the Father, for in this act, he lays down the pavement, smooths out the rough places and leaves a lighted path for us to follow. The troubles of this life are real, the readings tell us, but just as real is the city towards which we journey.
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