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Of course the pinnacle of our expression of gratitude and worship is to come to the Lord's table which we will do in just a few moments. But in preparation for that, I want to draw your attention to a couple of passages in the Scripture. One of them comes at the very end of the gospel of Mark, the very last little paragraph in Mark's gospel marks a very, very significant event in the life of our Lord. And I want to look at that event as a heart and mind preparation for partaking in the communion together. It says in verse 50 of that final chapter, Luke 24, "He led them out as far as Bethany and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy and they were continually in the temple praising God." That describes the culminating event in the life of our Lord, His ascension into heaven. And the response of the disciples of Jesus to that ascension was