BOB
Good morning! This is Bob Peden of Central, a United Methodist Community in Meridian, MS. This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday in the Christian year. Pentecost mean 50th day and is always 50 days after Easter. In the Jewish calendar, this is the Festival of Weeks when the Jews celebrate the giving of the law to Moses on Mount Sinai. The descending of the Holy Spirit, which occurred on this holy day 50 days after Jesus= resurrection transformed this special day.
Today, the church celebrates Pentecost as the coming of the Holy Spirit in wind and tongues of fire and the birthday of the church - the day when the disciples first began to openly proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. That first Pentecost was a trans-formative day for those early disciples. It changed the meaning of their holy day, and it changed the direction of their entire lives. The question for us today is: Have we allowed the Holy Spirit to transform our lives that we may be living witnesses to the love and grace of Jesus Christ?
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