RCL reflection for Pentecost Sunday, Year B. May 19, 2024.
The Holy Spirit, the most mysterious of the three persons of the Trinity, makes quite a splash among the earliest Christians. The Spirit still works with power and awe in so many ways to teach, guide, correct, reconcile and inspire. The Rev. Rob Blezard explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost Sunday, Year B, May 23, 2021
This weekend we once again read the story of Ezekiel prophesying to the dry bones of Israel (and to us today) and the story of the first church at Pentecost. It’s up to each one of us to decide: Can we leave our petty differences at the door and welcome all people to Christ’s table of love and grace? Can we shed the skin of Christian nationalism to become the Church of that first Pentecost? Will we do whatever it takes to ignite the fire in our bellies that will lead to renewal and revival?
RCL Reflection for Pentecost Sunday Year A, May 31, 2020
I sense, hear, and read about a collective weariness from friends and colleagues. The struggle is real. Come, Holy Spirit! We need your Pentecost winds to blow through our homes and hearts. We need to be equipped, reminded, and then booted into a new reality to actually BE the Body of Christ, the Church for this time. (Photo: Dale Martin, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, Day of Pentecost, Year C, June 9, 2019
Thanks be to God for Pentecost and Paul! This annual celebration and the Year C lessons are filled with hope for world-weary and discouraged disciples. Yes indeed, we can lift our heads high in the light of God’s promises and stop wallowing in fear, doubt and self-pity. (Photo: Marianite Pentecost Icon, Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
RCL Reflection, Pentecost Sunday, Year B, May 20, 2018
We are all works in progress, and the Holy Spirit is constantly at work in, with, through, and in spite of us. The Spirit never leaves us, but she sure can shake things up. Get ready for a little chaos my friends, because God’s Spirit is restless and on the loose, both interceding for us and working to usher in Christ’s reign. (Photo: Jacob Spinks, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, Pentecost Sunday, Year A, June 4, 2017:
What languages are spoken in your congregation? What message are people hearing? How do you hear the good news? Most importantly, is the language of love infused in every song, every sermon, every handshake and hug? Is love woven into the fibers of ministry and the mission of all disciples? Is love the last word in all you say and do in the name of Jesus? (Photo: Denise Krebs, Creative Commons)
Day of Pentecost, Year C, May 15, 2016
We may not have visible tongues of fire hover over our heads, we may not experience a wild and woolly Pentecost, but as the church of Christ in this time and in a particular place, we will have occasion to experience renewal and rebirth. (Photo: Pedro, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for the Day of Pentecost, Year B, May 24, 2015
Are you really ready to day “Come, Holy Spirit” on this Day of Pentecost? Are you prepared for the power and promise inherent in this gift? In these unsettled times we do need the Advocate with us. Just be prepared for a wild, wonderful ride. (Photo: Waiting for the Word, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for the Day of Pentecost, Year A June 8, 2014 When the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1-2 Go ahead! […]
This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost, when we hear the story of the early disciples gathered in Jerusalem, and God’s kindling of Spirit fire in their lives. Don’t let people think it’s something God did only once, oh-so-long ago. God continues to ignite flames of faith and passion in our midst today. (Photo by Matthew Venn, used by Creative Commons license. Thanks!)
