Easter to Pentecost

We're moving from Easter to Pentecost. College seniors have mostly all graduated. High school seniors are about to graduate. The weather--somewhat haphazardly this year--is moving toward summer heat. This Sunday around the world our churches will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. Here is the Notation for This Week's Gospel:

In today's Gospel passage we find Jesus gently preparing his disciples for the coming of the Advocate who will continue the teaching Jesus has begun and reminding them of all they had done together. In today’s passage from Acts the disciples are waiting huddled in the upper room fearing that the authorities would come and get them before the Advocate showed up. What might they have been expecting? Sure enough, God remains true to form: God is a surprise. What they get is a wind that blows into the room, chases away the cobwebs of fuzzy thinking, and fills the disciples with fire. How is that same wind blowing in our lives as we look at the work we have been given to do?

Before we can ask that question of our students--of whatever age group--we have to answer it for ourselves. What's your answer?