Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10,32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11
Lackey uses today’s lectionary texts to explore the in-between. “The Seventh Sunday of Easter teaches us not to ask God, ‘Are we there yet?,’ but how to live in holy waiting,” says Lackey. “We know Christ is risen. We know Christ has ascended, but we also know that we have not yet reached the fullness of what is promised.”
Rev. Victor Lackey, Jr. is pastor of Lynwood Park Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University.