The Season of Pentecost
Pentecost begins with a bang. Or rather, with a mighty rush of wind and ecstatic voices of proclamation. The Day of Pentecost tells us the story of God’s Holy Spirit moving in the world in a powerful way. But that initial launch of the Christian Church on Pentecost gives way to weeks and weeks of the mundane. The liturgical season of Pentecost is the longest in the church calendar. Spanning six months of time, the season of Pentecost can begin to feel a bit routine and boring, especially after all the excitement of that initial Pentecost day.
But I wonder if this is part of the season’s wisdom. Our life of faith will not always be ecstatic, Holy Spirit moments. There will also be times of the routine and mundane. In our world today where we are always expecting a new way to be entertained or inspired, Pentecost invites us to consider the ways that God is present in the ordinary. Sometimes God is simply a stable presence, with us week after week, month after month, as we steadily make our way through this life.
While this the long months of Pentecost may not always seem exciting, the truth is that when we intentional spend these long stretches with God it inherently brings growth. And this is something that Pentecost is uniquely focused on: growing in faith. Through the steady, sometimes boring commitment of practicing our faith week after week, month after month, we are drawn closer to the God who is ever-present.
Pentecost begins with a bang. Or rather, with a mighty rush of wind and ecstatic voices of proclamation. The Day of Pentecost tells us the story of God’s Holy Spirit moving in the world in a powerful way. But that initial launch of the Christian Church on Pentecost gives way to weeks and weeks of the mundane. The liturgical season of Pentecost is the longest in the church calendar. Spanning six months of time, the season of Pentecost can begin to feel a bit routine and boring, especially after all the excitement of that initial Pentecost day.
But I wonder if this is part of the season’s wisdom. Our life of faith will not always be ecstatic, Holy Spirit moments. There will also be times of the routine and mundane. In our world today where we are always expecting a new way to be entertained or inspired, Pentecost invites us to consider the ways that God is present in the ordinary. Sometimes God is simply a stable presence, with us week after week, month after month, as we steadily make our way through this life.
While this the long months of Pentecost may not always seem exciting, the truth is that when we intentional spend these long stretches with God it inherently brings growth. And this is something that Pentecost is uniquely focused on: growing in faith. Through the steady, sometimes boring commitment of practicing our faith week after week, month after month, we are drawn closer to the God who is ever-present.
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