When the Curtain of Heaven Opens

Preparing for the Third Sunday of Easter: Two Days before Sunday (Year C)

Scripture

Psalm 30; Isaiah 6:1-4; Revelation 4:1-11

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Prayer

Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that we who celebrate with awe the Paschal feast may be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer)

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Reflection

Revelation 4:1-11

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. (v. 4).

In Revelation 4, the curtain of heaven is drawn back, and we are invited—along with the writer—into a vision that redefines reality.