Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.
You can read the scriptures for this service here: Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20.
Sermons and audio content from the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the City of New York
This week, Mother Liz shares a prayer she offered at an interfaith healing service marking the first anniversary of last year’s presidential inauguration. Naming the grief, fear, and exhaustion many feel, the prayer holds before God those most harmed in these perilous times—immigrants and asylum seekers, people losing access to basic necessities, trans siblings, children and elders, and our wounded earth. With honesty and hope, Mother Liz calls us to renew our commitment to justice, to honor God’s image in every person, and to let even our flickering lights shine with courage, compassion, and love.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Second Sunday after Epiphany, January 18, 2026.