On this day of Pentecost we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit into our world to stay with us always. Three months ago we began our journey from death to new life, from Lent to Easter, from winter to spring, from darkness to light. It is a journey of conversion and transformation, not only for those who were Baptized, Confirmed, or received their First Communion during this time, but for all of us. The arrival of the Holy Spirit fulfills Jesus’ promise to his disciples and blesses us as we live our new lives in the Risen Lord. On this fiftieth day of Easter. In fire and wind the Spirit of the Lord descends with God’s sevenfold gifts of wisdom and understanding, right judgment and courage, knowledge and reverence, and wonder.
A mighty wind swept over the waters in advance of the first moment of creation. Today we hear that when the Holy Spirit came to the apostles, the noise was like a strong driving wind. Wind is a driving force. It stirred up the chaos that preceded God’s word of creation. It filled the house when the apostles met to pray with noise and fire. It drove their transformed voices out into the streets. It propelled the disciples outside to the crowds, where they gave witness to God’s mighty acts.
The mighty acts they were to speak of the most were Jesus’ death and resurrection. God’s love and mercy has been made manifest for us through Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins and his promise of eternal life. We received the Holy Spirit in Baptism and Confirmation. Now the Spirit drives us to take up our common mission to proclaim the Good News of God’s mighty acts in unexpected and wonderous ways.
Love, Peace, Joy,
Fr. Bob
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