Today, on the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we take a look at the last portion of our first reading today from the Acts of the Apostles: They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” How often are we waiting for somebody to do something for us, both in our civil and spiritual lives, as opposed to doing something for ourselves?