Collect:

O God, the King of Glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:  Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your  Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Acts 16:16-34 . . . the imprisonment of Paul and Silas after Paul had healed a slave girl who was possessed by a spirit.  An earthquake opens the door of the prison, but Paul takes the occasion to convert the jailer and his family

Psalm 97 . . . This is a hymn to the awesome Lord and Ruler, who brings the fire of judgment and light for the righteous.

Revelation 22: 12-17, 20-21 . . In his final vision John the Seer pictures the glorious Lord Jesus coming to judge and to save.

John 17: 20-26 . . . Jesus prays for the unity of his present and future disciples with the Father and himself.

Jim Somerville preaches a sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter called “The Whole World Is Watching”