Ascension Prayer

Thanks to Dr. Paul Ford for this beautiful Ascension imagery and prayer:

The Ascension of the Lord
“. . . since through the blood of Jesus we have confidence of entrance into the sanctuary by the new and living way he opened for us through the veil, that is, his flesh, let us approach . . . in absolute trust . . . “
John 13:34

Reflection

Across altars all over the world—stones scarred with five crosses for His nailed hands and feet and lanced side, washed with baptismal water, stained with chrism, and set alight with candle wax, charcoal, and incense—Christ’s very Body and Blood makes a way for us, for me, into the heart of God.

Yes, the Bridegroom is now absent, but, oh, when he returns!

Prayer

Ascended Christ, I ascend to your/my/our Father through
the wounds in your hands, your feet, and your side.

HT: NPM 'Sunday's Word for Pastoral Musicians' 5/14/2007