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Many have scoffed at the idea of the ascension of the Lord Jesus as told about in Acts
1:1-11. I believe similar "miracles" are taking place every day for those who have eyes to
see. Is there any possible way that a meal with our Lord Jesus could be shared as the first
meal ever to take place on the moon?
That possibility entered the planning of Buzz Aldrin. On Sunday, July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon, Buzz had with him a miniature communion set. As he prepared, he sent a message back to earth asking listeners to give thanks as they thought about the events of the day. He partook during a radio blackout, having read the verse: "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit" (John 15:5).
Astronauts currently are risking their lives outside the space station to do necessary repair work. Many prayers are offered in their behalf. How fitting to remember them and to remember Psalm 139:8: "If I ascend into heaven, you are there."
That possibility entered the planning of Buzz Aldrin. On Sunday, July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon, Buzz had with him a miniature communion set. As he prepared, he sent a message back to earth asking listeners to give thanks as they thought about the events of the day. He partook during a radio blackout, having read the verse: "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit" (John 15:5).
Astronauts currently are risking their lives outside the space station to do necessary repair work. Many prayers are offered in their behalf. How fitting to remember them and to remember Psalm 139:8: "If I ascend into heaven, you are there."
