Ascension Sunday celebrates Jesus being carried to heaven to sit as the Son of God at the right hand of the Father. The power he exercises is different than the power of rockets and superheroes often thought to compare with Jesus’s ascent. Instead, the Gospel of Luke pairs the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at birth and baptism and describes his ascent due to the power of suffering love.

We were joined by Jon Sweitzer and Becca Massey from Penn Yan Assembly of God for worship.