There was one more holiday I would have liked to stick around for in Jerusalem which was today (Sunday): Shavuot (Feast of Weeks / Pentecost). Coming 50 days after the Sabbath of Passover, it remembers the giving of the Torah at Mt Sinai. The Shavuot after Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension imbued it with additional meaning because the Holy Spirit came upon them at this time. Jesus had promised that his departure wasn’t the end. Rather, it ushered in a new beginning. The first Shavuot gave the Torah; that Shavuot empowered them to better live it out.
While I may not be in Jerusalem anymore (Lord willing I’ll be back in due time), I have the reassurance that God is with me. If there’s something he wants me to do, he will equip me by the power of his Spirit to carry it out.