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   "Why did a cloud receive Jesus? This too was a sure sign that He went up to   
   Heaven. Not fire, as in the case of Elijah, nor fiery chariot, but a cloud   
   received Him; which was a symbol of Heaven, as the Prophet says; Who makes   
   the clouds His chariot Psalm 104:3; it is of the Father Himself that this   
   is said. Therefore he says, on a cloud; in the symbol, he would say, of the   
   Divine power, for no other Power is seen to appear on a cloud. For hear   
   again what another Prophet says: The Lord sits upon a light cloud Isaiah   
   19:1. For it was while they were listening with great attention to what He   
   was saying, and this in answer to a very interesting question, and with   
   their minds fully aroused and quite awake, that this thing took place. Also   
   on the mount [Sinai] the cloud was because of Him: since Moses also entered   
   into the darkness, but the cloud there was not because of Moses."   
      
   St. John Chrysostom, On the Ascension.   
      
   "But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your   
   salvation, I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with   
   me."  Psalm 13:5-6   
      
   Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)