Frest start

We can get settled in this life of ours. We describe our activities with words of permanence. We get married and “settle down.” We become “established” in our careers. We “build” a house. We acquire stuff—some cool stuff—that we appreciate and enjoy…sometimes a little too much.

The disciples had just received very disturbing news. Jesus was going away, and where he was going, they could not come, at least for the time being.