The Ascension
Ascension Day Salisbury Cathedral 9/5/24 Acts 1: 1-11, Ephesians 1: 15-end, Luke 24: 44-end. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit For many people Ascension Day is just another day. When you compare it to Easter or Christmas, it is quite low key, but it is of vital importance to us because it is part of the story of our Lord’s redeeming work. We should be astounded by the fact that Jesus is alive in eternity, or the glory, or heaven. However you wish to describe it, Jesus is there, and he is alive. Ascension Day should therefore empower us, capture our imagination, and inspire us to live differently. It should inspire us to be Christ like. The Ascension is a bit like a victory lap after winning a marathon. It is a vindication or a response to all that Jesus suffered. Together with the Resurrection the Ascension is a response to his birth, and ministry and it is an astounding and life-giving response to the horror of his crucifix...