The Holy Spirit falls on a group of Gentiles for the first time. The implications are mind blowing. Peter realizes for the first time that, “God does not show favouritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.” (Acts 10:34) God does NOT show favouritism but accepts from EVERY NATION—the Anishinaabeg, The Cree , The Dakota nation , The Dene, The Métis, The Oji-Cree  ….. and many, many more nations. 

As we gather for Heart Shift, we gather under the Spirit of the Creator — who brings together every nation, and tribe into the new people of God. To be people of the Spirit  is to be formed into the multinational, multicultural, new humanity where are all the walls of hostility are torn down. 

Yet in 2022, we have a fresh understanding of where the church has failed to follow the Holy Spirit into a multinational and multicultural Kingdom of God. We live in the shadow of colonialism, racism, and ethnic genocide towards our indigenous brothers and sisters in Canada. It is in this context we need a fresh work of the Holy Spirit to transform us into people who receive and give love.  (1 Cor 13)