A sermon preached by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, at the Ascension Day Sung Eucharist, 21 May 2009, from the pulpit of Westminster Abbey. The Feast of the Ascension is one of the five major feasts in the Church year. It celebrates Christ’s return to the Father. It is narrated in Acts 1: 1 – 11, Luke 24: 50ff. and Mark 16: 19.