Hans Süss von Kulmbach, *The Ascension of Christ* (1513)

“If you were to look up depictions of the Ascension, and if you were to scroll past a lot of the pictures of Jesus levitating upwards like Buzz Lightyear, you might come across a strange image with two feet at the top of the icon, rising over the heads of the disciples, dangling down. Usually, you just see Christ’s ankles, hanging over the scene like a chandelier, and his feet are arched down like wings, splayed apart… It’s a strange scene, these disciples around their sacred object, in the midst of worship. Not beholding the Trinity, not behold Jesus reigning in power; lost in wonder, love, and praise, as they stare at a pair of wounded feet.”

Garrett preaches on the Ascension on the Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Lectionary Readings:
Acts 1:1-11
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
Psalm 47