The Re-Presenter
It’s the Day of Pentecost, or Pentecost Sunday, and our reading from Acts chapter 2 is the familiar story of the disciples of Jesus receiving the Holy Spirit. Often thought of the “Birthday of the Church,” this is the day we remember God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to the church. The Acts story includes wind and fire, and the cacophony of the disciples speaking in different languages all at the same time. The amazement, confusion, and doubts of the crowds, and Peter’s first sermon, the first proclamation of the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But, is any of that really relevant for most of us?