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Day of Pentecost - Year A
Numbers 11.24–30
Acts 2.1–21
John 20.19–23
It is typical of God’s calling to us that on the day of Pentecost, instead of being allowed to dwell on what it feels like and means to have tongues of fire resting on you, the disciples have to go straight out and start preaching. The Acts account has got it just right. The description of the giving of the Holy Spirit is over in four verses, and the sermon takes most of the rest of the chapter. The first four verses are full of vivid detail – the wild wind rocking the whole house, the tongues of flame, and the strange speech...
Taken from Lectionary reflections – Year A by Jane Williams
Published by SPCK
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