Acts 2:1-21
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The spectacle of the Pentecost event often overshadows the meaning in the people’s imagination. It’s all about our true relationships.
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Before the Pentecost event, Jesus reminds his followers that their work and comfort come are the same: relational and active and loving.
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Pentecost is a spectacle of power and grace. Our response to it can be shallow; which means we miss its true revolutionary message.
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Pentecost gives us plenty to talk about each year. We must start with what it is we need to focus on—and some of what we don’t.
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In Pentecost, we have a miraculous event of divine communication. But the challenge is in remembering we are disciples.
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When reading of the Pentecost, our minds are split: do we focus on the miracle of it, or on what God is revealing?