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Beginning with the story of Abraham, Scripture tells the stories of numerous men and women who were changed because God intervened in their lives and lifted them up to his presence.
We can point to Moses, Joshua, and King David. There are Miriam, Ruth, and Hannah. There are Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Hezekiah. And there are so many more. Each of these people shows us a different reflection of what it is like to be lifted up by the Lord. If we look at the New Testament, we see even more examples: Joseph, Mary Magdalene, Peter, Bartimaeus, the centurion at the cross, and more.
Writing about twenty-five years after Jesus ascended to heaven, St. Paul offered some explanations of what these people and so many others like them experienced as they were lifted up. Surely, in addition to reflecting on his own experience, Paul learned much of what he wrote from talking with other believers and learning their own stories. Thus he was able to show us in a broad,…
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