The Sovereign Love of God

T he A scension of C hrist

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Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father, And to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, Is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen, amen.

Listening to His Voice

Chronological Reading for the Day Sunday: 2 Kings 10.32-12.16; 2 Chron. 22.10-24.22 Monday: 2 Chron. 24.23-27; 2 Kings 12.17-13.25 Tuesday: 2 Kings 14.1-27; 15.1-5; 2 Chron. 25.1-26.21; Jon. 1-4 Wednesday: Amos 1-6 Thursday: Amos 7-9; 2 Kings 14.28-29; 15.6-29; 2 Chron. 26.22-23; Isa. 6 Friday: 2 Kings 15.32-16.9; 2 Chron. 27.1-28.15; Mic. 1; Isa. 7 Saturday: Isa. 8-11

Lectionary Readings Psalm: Ps. 1 Gospel: John 17.6-19

Acts*: Acts 1.15-17, 21-26

NT: 1 John 5.9-13

* During Eastertide, a reading from Acts is often substituted for the lesson from the Hebrew Bible.

Reflection: Silence and/or Journaling

Responding in Faith

The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,