Easter and Pentecost

You know what I learned this weekend?  I learned that don’t like setting off fireworks at home. You’d think I’d already know this, but apparently, this was the year for me to really learn it.

Why am I sharing this, with you, now?  Well, this revelation has had an affect on my spirituality – that’s why.

My heart is full this Monday. Why? Because the Church is stepping up during this time of great uncertainty, and that inspires me. Here’s how, through prayers and service:

We are all engaged in a shift in our culture right now.  Conversations on race are at the forefront of our lives, and we are being asked to do work that has been avoidable for far too long.  So, if you really start to think about the Trinity, what do you see?  How does it inform your faith?  

It’s the day after Pentecost. The Spirit has arrived and is living and weaving among us. And now it’s time to take the first step of Being the Church. Pentecost is often described as the birth of the Church, the moment when the Spirit came and settled on people from all over the world. It’s called the Birth of the Church because this is the moment when the disciples took that first step into the unknown.

The Ascension of Jesus is a strange story at first glance. Jesus is air-lifted into the heavens and we’re left with a collage of clouds and sunlight. To be clear, it is a strange story. And, when we look at this story in the context of all of Jesus’ other interactions, blessings, healings, miracles...it actually feels pretty consistent with what we've experienced of Jesus thus far.