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Eve of Pentecost
Today’s Reading: John 14:15-21
Daily Lectionary: Numbers 20:22-21:9; Luke 20:45-21:19
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.” (John 14:16–17)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. One would think that Jesus wouldn’t need to say that He was sending the Holy Spirit so many times. You would think that the disciples would get it, that they would take comfort in knowing that the Holy Spirit was with them. In the same vein, you might think you don’t need to hear these words from Jesus so many times either. “I hear ya, Jesus. I get it, okay?” But do you, really? Or do you need to be reassured that the Lord is with you, that His Holy Spirit has come to you to be with you forever? Yeah, that’s the right answer—you need to be reassured of His constant presence with you.
And that’s okay, because it is far too easy to forget. When the world assails you, when even your friends get angry with you, when Sunday morning just doesn’t make any sense to you, you need to hear these words of Jesus for you. In the very next verse, Jesus promises that He will not leave you as an orphan. You are not alone in this world, even if there are days when it seems like you are the only person in existence. This Holy Spirit is your very life, for He has brought you saving faith through God’s Holy Word, through your Baptism, and in leading you to the altar to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus.
Tomorrow, when you gather with your fellow believers at church, you will hear again how God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to the first believers on Pentecost. It’ll sound extraordinary and different from your experience, but it is the same Holy Spirit who has come to you to dwell with you, to comfort you, and to keep you in the saving faith Jesus won for you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Duane Bamsch
Almighty and ever-living God, You fulfilled Your promise by sending the gift of the Holy Spirit to unite disciples of all nations in the cross and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ. By the preaching of the Gospel spread this gift to the ends of the earth; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Collect for the Eve of Pentecost)
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By Higher Things®Today’s Reading: John 14:15-21
Daily Lectionary: Numbers 20:22-21:9; Luke 20:45-21:19
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.” (John 14:16–17)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. One would think that Jesus wouldn’t need to say that He was sending the Holy Spirit so many times. You would think that the disciples would get it, that they would take comfort in knowing that the Holy Spirit was with them. In the same vein, you might think you don’t need to hear these words from Jesus so many times either. “I hear ya, Jesus. I get it, okay?” But do you, really? Or do you need to be reassured that the Lord is with you, that His Holy Spirit has come to you to be with you forever? Yeah, that’s the right answer—you need to be reassured of His constant presence with you.
And that’s okay, because it is far too easy to forget. When the world assails you, when even your friends get angry with you, when Sunday morning just doesn’t make any sense to you, you need to hear these words of Jesus for you. In the very next verse, Jesus promises that He will not leave you as an orphan. You are not alone in this world, even if there are days when it seems like you are the only person in existence. This Holy Spirit is your very life, for He has brought you saving faith through God’s Holy Word, through your Baptism, and in leading you to the altar to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus.
Tomorrow, when you gather with your fellow believers at church, you will hear again how God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to the first believers on Pentecost. It’ll sound extraordinary and different from your experience, but it is the same Holy Spirit who has come to you to dwell with you, to comfort you, and to keep you in the saving faith Jesus won for you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Duane Bamsch
Almighty and ever-living God, You fulfilled Your promise by sending the gift of the Holy Spirit to unite disciples of all nations in the cross and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ. By the preaching of the Gospel spread this gift to the ends of the earth; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Collect for the Eve of Pentecost)