Just as he ascended into heaven without...

Just as he ascended into heaven without departing from us, so we, too, are already there with him although that which he promised us has not yet been accomplished in our body . . . Although he ascended into heaven, we are not separated from him. He who descended from heaven does not begrudge it to us; on the contrary, he proclaims it in a certain manner: “Be my members if you wish to ascend into heaven. . . .” The body will be easily lifted to the heights of heaven if the weight of our sins does not press down upon our spirit.