“Gordon Smith is that rare fine thing: a theologian whose delight in what he’s writing about is its own kind of doxology. He is, as always, superb at analysis and explanation, but here these qualities tremble at the edge of proclamation, witness, prayer, and often just burst right into them. In this new work, he not only recaptures for today’s church the vital but largely forgotten doctrine of Christ’s Ascension, but he shows how this doctrine illumines and enlivens virtually every corner of our lives, as we wait and work In the Meantime. I’m hoping this book gets into many hands, its message gets into many hearts, and its truth shows up in many pulpits.”