Jesus said to his followers:

20 "Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. 23 In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you."

John 16:20-23 - World English Bible

In these verses from John 16, Jesus continued to parallel the sorrow his disciples would have immediately after his death with the absence Christians have felt as they await the Second Coming. He used the analogy of a woman in labor to make his point. She felt pain as she delivered her child, then joy at the sight of her newborn babe. The loss of the Lord's presence was painful, yet his return would that much sweeter.

In one respect the analogy (and the parallel) broke down; the disciples were completely deprived of his presence after he died, but we Christians who await his return in glory enjoy his presence through the worship and activity of the Church. While we still might have questions to ask the Risen Christ, we can have confidence that our prayers will be answered, maybe, not in the way we want, but in the way we need.

If Jesus stood before you right now, what would you ask him? How has God given you answers to those questions?