13 May. Monday in the Seventh Week of Easter
The Power of Plain Speaking
The Power of Plain Speaking
Remembering and celebrating Jesus’ ascension today, we worship the God of timeless glory.
Acts 17:15ff. Paul’s ingenious sermon in the Areopagus: leading from the known to the unknown God. John 16:12ff. All will be made clear, when the Spirit of truth comes. First Reading: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and after receiving instructions to have Silas and Timothy join him…
Next Sunday the Church in Ireland will celebrate the Ascension of Jesus (other countries hold to the tradition of keeping ‘Ascansion Thursday’, as Catholics in Ireland once did). As the Easter season moves to its second climax at Pentecost, we take heed of the Lord’s final words to his disciples and look forward to the fresh coming of the Holy Spirit, renewing the hearts of believers.