May 29, 2019

Dear Church of the Apostles,

This Thursday is Ascension Day!

The Nicene Creed states, “He ascended into heaven; and is seated at the right hand of the Father.”

The Church Calendar reserves one Thursday each year (approximately 40 days after Easter) to pause and consider the Ascension and to celebrated the beauty, power, and tension of Christ’s return to the Father. 

Why is celebrating the Ascension important to us as believers?

N.T. Wright gives us at least one reason, “We need, as Paul says in Ephesians, to have fresh wisdom and insight in knowing things as they truly are, so that we can grasp the true nature of the Christian hope and inheritance, and the genuine Christian concept of power, which challenges all other human ideas of power.”

Although our current space is not allowing us to hold a service this Thursday, I encourage you to celebrate the Ascension of Jesus Christ the King by using an Ascension Day Prayer Guide that you can find here.

Peace and Hope,
Brian+