THIS WEEK'S TEXT

• Revised Common: Acts 1:6-14 · 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 · John 17:1-11
• Roman Catholic: Acts 1:12-14 · 1 Peter 4:13-16 · John 17:1-11
• Episcopal: Acts 1:(1-7) 8-14 or 1 Peter 4:12-19 or John 17:1-11 · Ezekiel 39:21-29 · Acts 1:(1-7) 8-14
• Lutheran: Acts 1:(1-7) 8-14 · 1 Peter 4:12-17; 5:6-11 · John 17:1-11

Theme For The Day: Prayer is the golden thread that ties together the three lections. Acts 1:12-14 states that after the Ascension the disciples went back to the place where they were staying and devoted themselves to prayer (v. 14). The reading from 1 Peter advises the persecuted Christians to cast all their worries on the Lord (vv. 7-8). In the Gospel we find Jesus' high priestly prayer; as he faces the end of his earthly journey, he prays that the Father will keep …