pentecost – Mother A Writes

The Waiting

Acts 2:1-21 There is a little bit of Bible math that I want to share with you today as we begin unpacking this strange and glorious feast of Pentecost. Pentecost itself means fiftieth in Greek, the name used by Greek-speaking Jews in the ancient world to describe the fiftieth day after the Passover. This feast,Continue reading “The Waiting”

This Is The Hard Part

Acts 2:1-21 Last Sunday marked four years of ministry together, for me and you, and for the partnership between our two parishes in an official capacity. It marked four years of ministry for Ben at St John’s, and it’s been a little over four years since we moved into our home in downtown Lynchburg withContinue reading “This Is The Hard Part”

There Will Be Life

Ezekiel 37:1-14 Mortal, can these bones live? O Lord God, you know. The vision of Ezekiel reads like a ghost story, or the plot of a zombie movie. Ezekiel finds himself in a vast valley, and as far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with bones. These bare skeletons are everywhere, andContinue reading “There Will Be Life”

The Reversal of Babel

Acts 2:1-21 In the parish where I grew up, there was a practice for many years on Pentecost, a dramatic demonstration that echoed the liturgical reliving of Holy Week’s journey from the betrayal to the resurrection. For the reading of the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, the lesson we heard today, theContinue reading “The Reversal of Babel”