This prayer originally appeared in "God in Three Persons—Ascension Sunday: God the Son."
Prayer
Dear Jesus,
Your head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now;
a royal diadem adorns your mighty victor's brow.
The highest place that heaven affords is yours, is yours by right—
the King of kings, Lord of lords, and heaven’s eternal light;
the joy of all who dwell above, the joy of all below,
to whom you manifest your love and grant your Name to know.
To us the cross with all its shame, with all its grace, is given;
your Name, an everlasting Name; our joy, the joy of heaven. Amen.
—Adapted from Thomas Kelly’s hymn, “The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns,” public domain.
