Surprises aren't usually our thing, are they? Most of us like to live our lives in an ordered way. We like to know what is coming next, what might be expected of us, how we need to prepare ourselves, where we need to be. Surprises mess with the order of things, throw our plans into chaos, unsettle our digestive systems. We don't like surprises.
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| Illustration by Jessamyn Rubio |
This Sunday we celebrate and remember a surprising day, Pentecost. The disciples had settled into a bit of a routine, a comfortable routine of prayer and just hanging out together, when suddenly, with the sound of wind and accompanied by fire, the Holy Spirit makes an appearance and nothing is ever the same again. That day, over 2000 years ago was an exciting one for the early church, a day full of surprises.
We sometimes wonder if the Holy Spirit is still active in the same surprising way, or was that power reserved for the first century church?
Join us this Sunday as we struggle with this question and wonder if the Holy Spirit might still have surprises for us as well.
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