RC Church of Christ the King, Thornbury

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Pentecost Sunday

This is a beautiful time of year. The leaves are unfolding a fresh green on the trees. Blossom is covering the fruit trees and the plants in the garden are starting to fill the borders. The creation seems so full and so heavenly.

Before Easter everything in the garden seemed to be dead and cold. God had sent his Son and after Good Friday he was dead in the tomb. Then came Easter Sunday, Jesus was risen and the world started to wake up. We could live our lives with the Risen Lord like the first disciples. Now we have Pentecost. God sends his Holy Spirit.

As God sends rain to refresh the land and grow the crops so he sends his Holy Spirit to refresh and grow us. Each Pentecost God provides his Holy Spirit to dwell anew in us and draw us closer to him. Each year the Holy Spirit comes to make us more aware of our limitations and more aware of God’s wonderful love.

Jesus was able to breathe the Holy Spirit into his disciples, As the Holy Spirit comes more into our lives then we are able to care for his creation. It is this Holy Spirit that is filling and sustaining the whole of creation. It is this Holy Spirit that is drawing us into eternal life with God.

Susan Terry