The Ascension of the Lord June 1, 2014
Acts 1, 1-11 + Ephesians 1, 17-23 + Matthew 28, 16-20
To move from preparing the homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter to this Ascension Day reflection, I spent a ridiculous amount of time listening to the great hymn composed by Charles Wesley in 1742, “Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise.” Before you go on I urge you to check either of these (or both) sites and listen as I have.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zNJbUBGZfE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b_ODz_jgTs
Sit with this text, and let yourself be caught up in the spirit of this music which with such beauty expresses what our faith holds and proclaims on this day.
As I listened, it occurred to me that there is a change in heaven being proclaimed by the Feast of the Ascension and by this salvation event. … more »