Last modified: May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
Pentecost Greetings,
This Sunday, we will hear the Acts reading that tells of the day when the Holy Spirit is let loose in Jerusalem. The words are fraught with fear and wonder. Were those the end times? Are we now living in the end times?
One of the books I'm reading is Diana Butler Bass's book, "A Beautiful Year." These are her thoughts about Pentecost:
Thus, these last days are not days of violent destruction of earth; the last days are only the days of dramatic ending of all that God opposes —oppression, injustice, violence, cruelty, poverty, and inequity—they are the last days of God’s distance from us.” page 216.
May it be so! May we receive the gift of understanding to hear God's word in our hearts and live boldly in grace.
Blessings as we move into Ordinary Time,
Pastor JJ |
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