In Exodus 2:11-12, it is said that one day, Moses saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave, so he looked in all directions to make sure no one was watching, then he killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand.
This Bible passage gives us a picture of one who intends to perform an evil act. First, the person looks in all directions, from left to right, to make sure that no one sees what he intends to do. Second, he performs his evil act with the intention to conceal it from any one. In most cases, we experience this as a reality when we are tempted to sin. We looked in various directions and thought no one was watching us; thus we fell into sin.
My dear friends, on today's celebration of the Ascencion of our Lord, we are given a reminder that we should not think no one knows what we are doing in secret. In our Gospel, Mark 16:15-20, it is said that our Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to the disciples, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. This verse tells us that before doing anything, we have to look up first rather than to look around. Why? So that we become aware that Jesus is up in heaven and He watches over us. We then have the chance to pray to avoid falling into sin. But most of all, before we begin what we intend to do, we pray first, we ask for God's grace. Today's feast of the Ascencion of our Lord cannot but remind us, pray to God first before we move. Amen.
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