Lift us up

Prayers at Morning Prayer

Bangor Cathedral, Ascension Day, 10 May 2018

Psalm 8; 2 Kings 2:1–15; Revelation 5

You came to share in us

that we might share in you.

God came to share in our humanity

that our humanity might share in God’s divinity.

So when you’re lifted up today,

welcomed in today,

worshipped by angels today,

the stuff of us is there, too,

lifted up

and welcomed

and glorified.

Lift us up when we fall,

tripped by our selfishness and self-regard.

Lift us up when we collapse

under expectations and demands.

Lift us up when we hide away

with shame and guilt.

Lift us up when we’re weighed down

by doubt and pity.

Lift us up when, from the depths,

from grave and tomb,

we yearn for you.

Lift us up to our full height

that’s your full height,

Risen God,

Ascended man,

you who came to share in us

that we might share in you.

Lift us up.

Amen.