A wee bit of Chesterton for Ascension Day

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Le Jeudi de l'Ascension • Les Très Riches Heures de Duc de Barry

G.K. Chesterton writes:

WHAT is the difference between Christ and Satan?

It is quite simple. Christ descended into hell; Satan fell into it.

One of them wanted to go up and went down;

the other wanted to go down and went up.

G.K. Chesterton

The Ball and the Cross

Click here for reasons why the Ascension of the Lord matters: 
No. 6 is especially appropriate with regard to this blog-post.