It has been forty years since mankind stepped on the moon. There have been many celebrations to remember the monumental moment in human history. It corresponds to a desire we all have in our heart: longing for the space and searching for the unknown. As we look at a space shuttle launching from the ground, our eyes anxiously follow it with excitement as well as nervousness. As strong as gravity pulls down, our eagerness to see something magnificent flies higher.
In a spiritual perspective, however, there is a different longing that gazes on the sky. When Jesus was lifted up and a cloud took him from the disciples’ sight, while they were looking intently at the sky as the Lord was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven” (Acts 1:8-11). What the messengers taught them was not to cling to the sky but to find the Lord in their works. After the ascension, Jesus Christ could be found inside of us not in space or outside of us.