"I tell you, those disciples had it made! I sure wish that I had been alive in those days. They had it easy. It could not have been very hard for them to believe in Jesus and in God. They had it made! They had Jesus with them all of the time. It is harder for us, because we do not have Jesus; he is with the Father. Consequently, we have to believe in him; faith is all we've got. But the disciples had him present with them. What a gyp! It really is difficult being a Christian when all you have going for you is faith. If only we had known Jesus like those disciples did. Yes, then believing in him would not be so difficult!"

Have you ever felt this way? I know that I have. Because I have felt these feelings, the big church festival which we celebrate today (the ascension of Jesus into heaven) …