{"id":37922,"date":"2019-06-03T14:03:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T06:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/home\/?p=37922"},"modified":"2019-06-03T14:16:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T06:16:47","slug":"on-saying-goodbye-ascension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/2019\/06\/03\/on-saying-goodbye-ascension\/","title":{"rendered":"On Saying Goodbye (Ascension)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Main Section News&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_image align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Supporting Image for News Article&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; src=&#8221;http:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1102016103_univ_lsr_xl.jpg&#8221;]<p>\r\n<\/p>\r[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image Caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||30px|&#8221;]<p>Then Jesus was lifted up into the sky and a cloud covered him. His disciples kept looking up, but he was gone.\u00a0<em><strong>Photo:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tiny.cc\/45gp7y\">http:\/\/tiny.cc\/45gp7y<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Main News Article \/ Blog \/ Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243;]<p>Pick one: Left behind or one leaving!<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>Goodbye is such a lonely and hated word. It could be a double-edged sword\u2026wounding the one left behind but also breaking the heart of the one leaving.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder as much as possible people avoid goodbyes. Goodbye brings one into tears. Distance is so much a hindrance to overcome. Departure is such a difficult task. Communication is a big commitment. Time is of the essence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesus bids goodbye to his followers. He is to ascend to the Father. But this is not really goodbye.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Jesus\u2019 ascension to not about leaving. It is about going Home. He is from the Father and now is the time to go back. When one dies, the person is going back to the real home prepared by Jesus. When one left just remember that the past is just a borrowed time and must be thankful for it. It may be hard and in many cases harsh but the good memories will not be erased. When one left just offer a prayer and wish the person well.<\/p>\n<p>2. Jesus\u2019 ascension is the opportunity to introduce the Holy Spirit. Jesus\u2019 presence when he was alive is limited by geography and time. His presence through the Holy Spirit is an unlimited presence. There is good happened when he went back to the Father. When one person left an opportunity opens up. It is just to the person to see the good in the situations. It may hurt but that is the sign that you live and you love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There will always be a good in goodbye even when one is good in saying goodbyes.<\/p>\n<p>Goodbye? Nope\u2026See you later!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By the way, it is not the fall but the sudden stop that kills\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.20.1&#8243;]<p>\r\n<\/p>\r[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_post_nav prev_text=&#8221;PREVIOUS ARTICLE&#8221; next_text=&#8221;NEXT ARTICLE&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.20.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(12,113,195,0.55)&#8221;]<p>\r\n<\/p>\r[\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will always be a good in goodbye even when one is good in saying goodbyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":37923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Saying Goodbye (Ascension)","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anak-ni-maria","category-personal-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Ootw-9RE","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aranzazushrine.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1102016103_univ_lsr_xl.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37928,"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37922\/revisions\/37928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}