05/17/2026
Today is one of those Sundays that we have a bit of a choice in the lectionary on the direction that we can take. So today is what is known as Ascension Sunday, the Sunday where we remember Jesus’s Ascension into heaven after his time on earth, following the resurrection. Now Ascension Day was this past Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter. With that, today is also the seventh Sunday of Easter (and last Sunday in this Easter Season). So today, with all that we look at, we will still celebrate and observe the resurrection of Jesus Christ and all that this event still means for us even today. Specifically, today, we are going to look at our call to unity. A topic so important that Jesus taught about this before His arrest on that Holy Thursday so long ago. But sometimes, I think, unity doesn’t always mean what we think it does. The scripture references for today are Isaiah 45:1-7 & John 17:1-11.
Today is one of those Sundays that we have a bit of a choice in the lectionary on the direction that we can take. So today is what is known as Assentation S...