Pentecost is rightly an exuberant celebration which highlights the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit. But we do not want to forget that a primary role of the Holy Spirit is to comfort us. Jesus tells his disciples that he will send the Spirit to console them after he is no longer visibly present.The Spirit continues to comfort us today, as we deal with sadness, loss, and the inevitable challenges of life. While we certainly want the Spirit to empower our ministry in the world, we also need the Spirit to enfold us in the tenderness of God. 

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While Pentecost often brings to mind the various gifts of the Holy Spirit, we don’t want to lose sight of the fact that the greatest gift of all is the Spirit herself. We all have the Spirit by virtue of our baptism, which means that we have the fullness of the Blessed Trinity living within us. Growing in faith means learning to trust in that gift, living as if we have the infinite love and power of God alive in us to help us in all the ways we need. Trusting in God’s Presence within us is the best way we can give thanks for that Presence.

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On this Ascension Sunday, we reflect on what it means to live with hearts lifted toward God in the midst of ordinary life. Exploring the ancient Christian invitation, “Lift up your hearts,” we consider how worship, prayer, and daily moments of trust can draw us more deeply into the life and love of God. Because the Ascension is not simply an event in Christ’s life, but a way of living for us as well.

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On this Ascension Sunday, we reflect on what it means to live with hearts lifted toward God in the midst of ordinary life. Exploring the ancient Christian invitation, “Lift up your hearts,” we consider how worship, prayer, and daily moments of trust can draw us more deeply into the life and love of God. Because the Ascension is not simply an event in Christ’s life, but a way of living for us as well.

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Christ has been raised into heaven, and we who are one with Christ have been raised with him. Heaven is not a distant reality, but the Ultimate Reality we are connected to even now. Our life of faith, when lived with the right intent, increases our capacity to “seek the things that are above, where Christ is.” Rather than hellish realities of anger, hatred, and fear, we can grow in our capacity to manifest heavenly realities like love, joy, and peace.

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Human beings can be religious in a wide variety of ways, but the aim of all religion should be love. This is the message the Apostle Paul gives when he tours Athens and sees how religious the Athenians are.. Unfortunately, religion can sometimes get in the way of love when people become fixated on outward forms or on being right. We have a rich religious life at Church of Our Saviour, but the goal is not to become more religious. Always the goal is to become more loving.

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In addition to seeking first the kingdom of God, Jesus also instructs us to live in the present: tomorrow will bring worries of its own, Jesus says, so today’s trouble is enough for today. Being present in the moment is a lifegiving spiritual practice. The more we can be in the here and now, without stewing over the past or fretting over the future, the more peace we will feel. Jesus calls us to be centered and live each moment because that will help us live with less anxiety.

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Anxiety afflicts countless numbers of people. In some cases it has biomedical causes, but always it is a spiritual malady as well. Jesus teaches that worrying never does any good and bids his followers not to be anxious. He says we must seek first the kingdom of God, because when we focus on God over time, anxiety loses its grip on us.

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12 Step programs have helped countless addicts to regain their lives because these programs are inherently spiritual. People in recovery develop a relationship with God and come to intimately know the power of God to save. 12 Step programs, in fact, resonate strongly with Christian spirituality. Just as Christian spiritual practice influenced the formation of Alcoholics Anonymous and the many groups that have grown out of that, the 12 Steps have much to teach Christians about developing a deep and lifegiving relationship with God.

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When Jesus tells us that his yoke is easy and his burden is light, he is not only saying that he can help us carry the pain of life that comes from illness, stress, and loss. He wants to remove from us the great burden of self-justification, the need to prove ourselves to God and others in order to feel valued and loved. By humbly trusting in God’s unconditional love and providential care as Jesus does, we can be set free from the need to justify ourselves and liberated to love God and love others as we are moved to do.

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