The disciples obey because that's what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.

We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.

The way we live out our days is the way we will live our lives.

We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.

Pray with reverence, not half-heartedness.

I don't want Him to return and find me sitting in a theater.

We are loaded down with too many good things, more than we could ever need, while others are desperate for a small loaf. The good things we cling to are more than money; we hoard our resources, our gifts, our time, our families, out friends....how ludicrous it is to hold on to the abundance God has given us and merely repeat the words 'thank you'.